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American Journal of Epidemiology 2006 164(1):17-18; doi:10.1093/aje/kwj200
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Invited Commentary

Invited Commentary: How Much Do We Really Sleep?

Stuart F. Quan

From the Sleep and Arizona Respiratory Centers, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ

Correspondence to Dr. Stuart F. Quan, Arizona Health Sciences Center, 1501 North Campbell Avenue Room 2305, Tucson, AZ 85724 (e-mail: squan@arc.arizona.edu).

Received for publication February 13, 2006. Accepted for publication February 22, 2006.

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Sleep, ignorant of pain, sleep, ignorant of grief, may you come to us blowing softly, kindly, kindly come king.

  (Sophocles (497–406/S BC), playwright, Philoctetes, I. 827)

The beneficial effects of sleep have been recognized for over two thousand years, as documented by ancient Greek playwrights. However, until recently, this information has been overlooked by modern medicine and society. Spurred by the initial description of sleep apnea (1Go), interest and knowledge related to sleep medicine and sleep science have grown . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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