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Article: AASM Statement on Institute of Medicine Report 'Sleep Disorders and Sleep Deprivation: An Unmet Public Health Problem'
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- U.S. Newswire
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- April 4, 2006
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WASHINGTON, April 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statement
from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine:
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) is the professional
organization representing sleep specialists and accredited sleep
centers. AASM was one of the sponsoring organizations for the
Institute of Medicine (IOM) report "Sleep Disorders and Sleep
Deprivation: An Unmet Public Health Problem" that was released on
April 4, 2006. AASM is pleased that in its independent report the
IOM has endorsed many of our longstanding positions and actions
including:
-- Recognition that sleep medicine is an independent specialty of
medicine that is interdisciplinary in nature but requires ...