Sleep Medicine Reviews
Volume 5, Issue 2 , Pages 103-128 , April 2001

Outcome measurement in sleep medicine practice and research. Part 1: assessment of symptoms, subjective and objective daytime sleepiness, health-related quality of life and functional status

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☆ Correspondence should be addressed to: Terri E. Weaver, PhD, RN, CS, FAAN, Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Nursing Education Building, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6096, USA. Fax: 215-573-7492; E-mail: TEW@nursing.upenn.edu

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Sleep Medicine Reviews
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