Sleep Disorders across the Lifespan: A Different Perspective

Sergio Garbarino^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal-Infantile Sciences, University of Genoa, 16126 Genoa, Italy.
² Post-Graduate School of Occupational Medicine, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy.

Editorial

Sergio Garbarino. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020.

. 2020 Dec 3;17(23):9025.

doi: 10.3390/ijerph17239025.

Sergio Garbarino^{1

2}

¹ Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal-Infantile Sciences, University of Genoa, 16126 Genoa, Italy.
² Post-Graduate School of Occupational Medicine, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy.

Abstract

Sleep constitutes a fundamental human behavior that results from the reorganization of brain functions [...].

The author declares no conflict of interest.

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