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Edited by Teofilo L. Lee-Chiong, 1096 pp, $175.
Hoboken, NJ, Wiley-Liss, 2006.
ISBN 0-471-68371-X.

JAMA. 2007;297:1721-1722.

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Sleep medicine is an evolving and growing field, because new contributions in basic science and clinical practice of sleep are occurring at a rapid pace. As we learn more about the health consequences and economic burden of sleep disorders, it has become increasingly important for clinicians to recognize and to treat sleep abnormalities in their patients. Although sleep disorders are common in the general population, education in the field of sleep medicine is sparse, comprising a small component of medical school and residency training. Sleep is only briefly mentioned in most primary care or subspecialty textbooks.¹

Sleep: A Comprehensive Handbook is an inclusive text of more than 1000 pages that provides an excellent resource not only for sleep specialists but also for practicing physicians or medical researchers from any field of medicine. The book's editor, Teofilo L. Lee-Chiong, MD, provides a current review and evidence-based approach to common sleep disorders . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Raman K. Malhotra, MD, Reviewer
Sleep Disorders Clinic
University of Michigan School of Medicine
Ann Arbor
ramanm@med.umich.edu

Alon Y. Avidan, MD, MPH, Reviewer
UCLA Neurology Clinic
Sleep Disorders Center
Geffen School of Medicine
Los Angeles, Calif

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