Sleep Medicine
Volume 9, Issue 2 , Pages 184-187 , January 2008

Do we really want more sleep? A population-based study evaluating the strength of desire for more sleep

Received 24 November 2006 ,Revised 14 February 2007 ,Accepted 14 February 2007.

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☆ Declaration of interest: The authors declare they have no conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

PII: S1389-9457(07)00072-X

doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2007.02.006

Sleep Medicine
Volume 9, Issue 2 , Pages 184-187 , January 2008

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