Sleep duration and health among older adults: associations vary by how sleep is measured

BACKGROUND: Cohort studies have found that short and long sleep are both associated with worse outcomes, compared to intermediate sleep times. While demonstrated biological mechanisms could explain health effects for short sleep, long-sleep risk is puzzling. Most studies reporting the U shape use a...

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Published in:J Epidemiol Community Health
Main Authors: Lauderdale, Diane S., Chen, Jen-Hao, Kurina, Lianne M., Waite, Linda J., Thisted, Ronald A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4788566/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26530811
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2015-206109
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