Epidemiology of Sleep Disorders

Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 626-647

  Partinen, Markku ^a,b   Hublin, Christer ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Rinnekoti Foundation Finland   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

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DOI: 10.1016/B0-72-160797-7/50059-8     Document Type: Chapter

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