Sleep Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 427-438 , April 2009

Insomnia and its relationship to health-care utilization, work absenteeism, productivity and accidents

  • M. Daley

      Affiliations

    • École de Psychologie, Université Laval, Pavillon F.A.S., Quebec, Canada G1K 0A6
    • Centre d’étude des troubles du sommeil, Centre de recherche Université Laval-Robert Giffard, Quebec, Canada
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  • C.M. Morin

      Affiliations

    • École de Psychologie, Université Laval, Pavillon F.A.S., Quebec, Canada G1K 0A6
    • Centre d’étude des troubles du sommeil, Centre de recherche Université Laval-Robert Giffard, Quebec, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: École de Psychologie, Université Laval, Pavillon F.A.S., Quebec, Canada G1K 0A6. Tel.: +1 418 656 3275; fax: +1 418 656 5152.
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  • M. LeBlanc

      Affiliations

    • École de Psychologie, Université Laval, Pavillon F.A.S., Quebec, Canada G1K 0A6
    • Centre d’étude des troubles du sommeil, Centre de recherche Université Laval-Robert Giffard, Quebec, Canada
    • ,
  • J.P. Grégoire

      Affiliations

    • Faculté de pharmacie, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada
    • Unité de recherche en santé des populations de l’Université Laval, Centre de recherche du CHA-Hôpital du Saint-Sacrement, Quebec, Canada
    • ,
  • J. Savard

      Affiliations

    • École de Psychologie, Université Laval, Pavillon F.A.S., Quebec, Canada G1K 0A6
    • Centre de recherche en cancérologie de l’Université Laval, Quebec, Canada
    • ,
  • L. Baillargeon

      Affiliations

    • Unité de médecine familiale, Pavillon CHUL, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada

Received 18 December 2007 ,Revised 10 April 2008 ,Accepted 21 April 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2008.04.005

Sleep Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 427-438 , April 2009

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