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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785314403321

Autore

Krahn Lois E.

Titolo

Atlas of sleep medicine / / Lois E. Krahn, Michael H. Silber, Timothy I. Morgenthaler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2015

ISBN

0-429-11095-2

1-282-94167-4

9786612941672

1-84184-763-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (164 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SilberMichael H

MorgenthalerTimothy I

Disciplina

616.8/498

Soggetti

Sleep

Sleep disorders

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Preface; Contents; Authors; Contributor; Chapter 1 A History of Sleep and Sleep Medicine; Chapter 2 Cross-Cultural Aspects of Sleep; Chapter 3 Animals and Sleep; Chapter 4 The Physiology of Sleep; Chapter 5 Diagnostic Tools in Sleep Medicine; Chapter 6 Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders; Chapter 7 Narcolepsy; Chapter 8 Insomnia; Chapter 9 Movement Disorders and Parasomnias; Chapter 10 Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders: Physiology of the Circadian Clock; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

<P>Written by experienced contributors from the renowned Mayo Clinic, the <STRONG><EM>Atlas of Sleep and Sleep Medicine</EM></STRONG> covers the history, humanities, and comparative biological aspects of sleep. This highly illustrated resource includes photographs, reproductions, graphics, segments of sleep studies, and clinical algorithms to aid the clinician in the correct diagnosis and management of sleep disorders.</P>