Sleep Disorders in Indigenous Communities: Time to Close the Gap

Garun Hamilton^{1

2}, Simon Joosten^{1

2}

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Garun Hamilton et al. J Clin Sleep Med. 2015.

. 2015 Nov 15;11(11):1255-6.

doi: 10.5664/jcsm.5178.

Garun Hamilton^{1

2}, Simon Joosten^{1

2}

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Sleep Disorders in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and Residents of Regional and Remote Australia.
Woods CE, McPherson K, Tikoft E, Usher K, Hosseini F, Ferns J, Jersmann H, Antic R, Maguire GP. Woods CE, et al. J Clin Sleep Med. 2015 Nov 15;11(11):1263-71. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.5182. J Clin Sleep Med. 2015. PMID: 26094934 Free PMC article.

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