Invited commentary: Cross-cultural influences on sleep - Broadening the environmental landscape

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 168, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1365-1366

  Bliwise, Donald L ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Confounding factors (epidemiology); Cross cultural comparison; Life style; Sleep

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NOTE; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP TIME; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WORK SCHEDULE;

AGE FACTORS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 57749176827     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwn336     Document Type: Note

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