Sleep Medicine
Volume 9, Issue 8 , Pages 857-864 , December 2008

Predictors of primary medical care consultation for sleep disorders

  • Delwyn J. Bartlett

      Affiliations

    • Sleep & Circadian Research Group, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, P.O. Box M77, Missenden Road, NSW 2050, Australia
    • Department of Respiratory & Sleep Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Sleep & Circadian Research Group, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, P.O. Box M77, Missenden Road, NSW 2050, Australia. Tel.: +61 2 9515 8530; fax: +61 2 9515 7070.
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  • Nathaniel S. Marshall

      Affiliations

    • Sleep & Circadian Research Group, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, P.O. Box M77, Missenden Road, NSW 2050, Australia
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  • Anthony Williams

      Affiliations

    • Sleep & Circadian Research Group, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, P.O. Box M77, Missenden Road, NSW 2050, Australia
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  • Ron R. Grunstein

      Affiliations

    • Sleep & Circadian Research Group, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, P.O. Box M77, Missenden Road, NSW 2050, Australia
    • Department of Respiratory & Sleep Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia

Received 14 March 2007 ,Revised 31 August 2007 ,Accepted 1 September 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2007.09.002

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