Sleep medicines (study of sleep diseases and disorders)

Fallon, Miya (2012) Sleep medicines (study of sleep diseases and disorders). The English Press, Delhi, India. ISBN 9788132345374

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Abstract

Sleep medicine is a medical specialty or subspecialty devoted to the diagnosis and therapy of sleep disturbances and disorders. From the middle of the 20th century, research has provided increasing knowledge and answered many questions about sleep-wake functioning. The rapidly evolving field has become a recognized medical subspecialty in some countries. Dental sleep medicine also qualifies for board certification in some countries. Properly organized, minimum 12-month, postgraduate training programs are still being defined in the United States. In some countries, the sleep researchers and the doctors who treat patients may be the same people. The first sleep clinics in the United States were established in the 1970s by interested doctors and technicians, the study, diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea were their first tasks. As late as 1999, virtually any American doctor, with no specific training in sleep medicine, could open a sleep laboratory. Disorders and disturbances of sleep are widespread and can have significant consequences for affected individuals as well as economic and other consequences for society.

Item Type: Book
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Divisions: Electronic Books
Depositing User: Esam @ Hisham Muhammad
Date Deposited: 02 Jan 2023 00:52
Last Modified: 02 Jan 2023 00:52
URI: http://odlsystem2.utm.my/id/eprint/3732

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