An edition of Sleep (2012)

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a very short introduction

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An edition of Sleep (2012)

Sleep

a very short introduction

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"This Very Short Introduction addresses the biological and psychological aspects of sleep, providing a basic understanding of what sleep is and how it is measured, a look at sleep through the human lifespan, and the causes and consequences of major sleep disorders."--Publisher's web site.

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Language
English
Pages
146

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Sleep: a very short introduction
2012, Oxford University Press
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Table of Contents

Sleep through the ages
Sleep generation and regeneration
The sleeping brain
The reasons for sleep
The seven ages of sleep
When sleep suffers
Sleep and health
Society and sleep
The 24-hour society.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-140) and index.

Published in
Oxford, New York
Series
Very short introductions -- 295, Very short introductions -- 295.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
612.821
Library of Congress
QP425 .L63 2012, QP425

The Physical Object

Pagination
xvi, 146 p. :
Number of pages
146

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25306924M
Internet Archive
sleepveryshortin0000lock
ISBN 10
019958785X
ISBN 13
9780199587858
LCCN
2011945235
OCLC/WorldCat
783946466

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