An open letter to the sleep and circadian rhythms community: presidents' viewpoints of the World Sleep Federation (WSF).
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The World Sleep Federation (WSF) is an international organization that was founded in 1988 and is currently comprised of seven Charter members (American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Asian Sleep Research Society, Australasian Sleep Association, Canadian Sleep Society, European Sleep Research Society, Federation of Latin American Sleep Societies, and Sleep Research Society) representing about 53 sleep societies and organizations, and over 12,000 individual members.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Sleep medicine reviews
دوره 16 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012