Sleep disorders and demand for medical services: evidence from a population-based longitudinal study.

The aim of this study was to investigate whether insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) were predictors of hospitalizations or emergency department visits during two years following the Sao Paulo Epidemiologic Sleep Study (EPISONO) sample.All participants (n = 1,101) who underwent a baseline eva...

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Main Authors: Rogerio Santos-Silva, Laura Siqueira Castro, Jose Augusto Taddei, Sergio Tufik, Lia Rita Azeredo Bittencourt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3270015?pdf=render