The U-Shaped Association Between Sleep and Health: The 2 Peaks Do Not Mean the Same Thing
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Dr. Turek serves as a consultant and has research support from Takeda North American Pharmaceuticals, Merck Inc., Amylin, Inc., and Pinnacle, Inc. He is also a consultant and stockholder in SloWave Inc. and NuNetix, Inc. Dr. Knutson has indicated no financial conflict of interest.
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- Authors
- Knutson, K. L., & Turek, F. W.
- Affiliations
- University of Chicago (US)
- Northwestern University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Turek, Fred W
- Venue
- Sleep
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2006-07
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 878-879
- ISSN
- 0161-8105 (ISSN-L)
- 1550-9109
- OpenAlex
- W121505485
- Cited by
- 178
- References
- 5
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- FWCI
- 7.16
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- SLEEP (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
- Keywords
- sleep duration, health outcomes, U-shaped curve
- MeSH terms
- Diagnosis, Differential, Health Status, Humans, Risk Factors, Sleep Wake Disorders, Time Factors, Unemployment
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