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Article: National Sleep Awareness Week, March 3-9, 2008
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- February 29, 2008
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright U.S. Center for Disease Control Feb 29, 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Notice to Readers
March 3-9, 2008, is National Sleep Awareness Week. The National Sleep Foundation recommends that healthy adults sleep 7-9 hours daily. Younger persons need even more sleep. Sufficient sleep is increasingly being recognized as an essential aspect of health maintenance (1). Sleeprelated complaints are common; 60 million persons in the United States experience them, and 20% of patients consulting a general practitioner report sleep disturbances (2).
Insufficient sleep might result from lifestyles and behaviors, medical conditions, and other factors. Persons experiencing insufficient sleep might be suffering from chronic insomnia, sleep apnea (commonly characterized by ...