Prevalence of Sleep Related Symptoms in Four Latin American Cities
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Prevalence of sleep related symptoms in four Latin American cities.
STUDY OBJECTIVES to estimate the prevalence of the most common sleep related symptoms (SRS) in the metropolitan areas of Mexico City, Montevideo (Uruguay), Santiago (Chile), and Caracas (Venezuela). METHODS The study consisted of a multistage cluster sampling of adults aged > or = 40 years living in metropolitan areas. All participants completed a questionnaire on sleep related symptoms. Simp...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1550-9389,1550-9397
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.27353