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Sleep : a very short introduction

By:

Lockley, Steven W

Contributor(s):

Foster, Russell G

Material type: Text

9780199587858

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

612.821 LOC-S

Contents:

1. Sleep through the ages

2. Sleep generation and regulation - a framework

3. The sleeping brain

4. The reasons for sleep

5. The seven ages of sleep

6. When sleep suffers

7. Sleep and health

8. Sleep and society

9. The 24-hour society

Summary: "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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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	IIITD General Stacks	Medicine & Health Sciences	612.821 LOC-S (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		013270

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Includes bibliographical references and index

1. Sleep through the ages

2. Sleep generation and regulation - a framework

3. The sleeping brain

4. The reasons for sleep

5. The seven ages of sleep

6. When sleep suffers

7. Sleep and health

8. Sleep and society

9. The 24-hour society

"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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