The sleep and technology use of Americans: Findings from the National Sleep Foundation's 2011 sleep in America poll

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1291-1299

  Gradisar, Michael ^a   Wolfson, Amy R ^b   Harvey, Allison G ^c   Hale, Lauren ^d   Rosenberg, Russell ^e,f   Czeisler, Charles A ^g,h  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Center for Interdisciplinary Studies   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Atlanta School of Sleep Medicine and Technology   (United States)

^f National Sleep Foundation   (United States)

^g BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic media; Interactive devices; Sleep; Sleep disturbances; Technology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; MP3 PLAYER; RECREATION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP QUALITY; TECHNOLOGY; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES;

ELECTRONIC MEDIA; INTERACTIVE DEVICES; SLEEP; SLEEP DISTURBANCES; TECHNOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CELLULAR PHONE; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; COMPUTERS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSIC; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP DISORDERS; TECHNOLOGY; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES; VIDEO GAMES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890424649     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.3272     Document Type: Article

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