Sleep
Subtitle: a comprehensive handbook
By: Teofilo Lee-Chiong.
Publisher: Wiley-Liss; John Wiley [distributor]
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J; Chichester
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1096
ISBN-13: 9780471683711
Subjects: Sleep; Sleep disorders
Description: A unique new resource on sleep medicineWritten by contemporary experts from around the world, Sleep: A Comprehensive Handbook covers the entire field of sleep medicine. Taking a novel approach, the text features both syndrome- and patient-oriented coverage, making it ideally suited for both clinical use and academic study.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The science of sleep medicine; title: Insomnia; title: Excessive sleepiness; title: Sleep disordered breathing syndromes; title: Circadian rhythm sleep disorders; title: Parasomnias; title: Movement disorders; title: Sleep in infants and children; title: Sleep in the elderly; title: Sleep among women; title: Sleep in the respiratory disorders; title: Sleep in the cardiac disorders; title: Sleep in the other medical disorders; title: Sleep in the neurologic disorders; title: Sleep in the psychiatric disorders; title: Sleep in special patient groups; title: Sleep assessment methods.