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Article: The First National Symposium on Sleep Disorders, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: January 30-31, 2008.(Conference Summary)
- Article from:
- Annals of Thoracic Medicine
- Article date:
- April 1, 2008
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Byline: Ayman. Krayem
Sleep Disorders is a rapidly growing field of medicine that has attracted much interest over the past several years owing to its significant impact on health and society. 'The First National Symposium on Sleep Disorders' was among the first of its kind conducted in Saudi Arabia on the 30[sup] th and 31[sup] st of January 2008. The symposium, targeting a wide range of health-care professionals, was designed to create increasing awareness of various sleep disorders in order to facilitate their early recognition, referrals and proper management.
The time was right to move forward in the field of 'Sleep Medicine' in Saudi Arabia since ...