Sleep Habits and Susceptibility to the Common Cold
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Sleep habits and susceptibility to the common cold.
BACKGROUND Sleep quality is thought to be an important predictor of immunity and, in turn, susceptibility to the common cold. This article examines whether sleep duration and efficiency in the weeks preceding viral exposure are associated with cold susceptibility. METHODS A total of 153 healthy men and women (age range, 21-55 years) volunteered to participate in the study. For 14 consecutive ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Internal Medicine
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0003-9926
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2008.505