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008			150911t2012 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
020			_a019958785X
020			_a9780199587858 (pbk.)
100			_aLockley, Steven W.
245		0	_aSleep : a very short introduction
260			_aOxford _bOxford University Press _c2012
300			_a146 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
490			_aVery short introductions _n295
505			_aSleep through the ages -- Sleep generation and regeneration -- The sleeping brain -- The reasons for sleep -- The seven ages of sleep -- When sleep suffers -- Sleep and health -- Society and sleep -- The 24-hour society.
520			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 135-140) and index.
520			_aThis Very Short Introduction addresses the biological and psychological aspects of sleep, providing a basic understanding of what sleep is and how it is measured, a look at sleep through the human lifespan, and the causes and consequences of major sleep disorders.
650			_aSLEEP _97892
650			_aSLEEP DISORDERS
700			_aFoster, Russell G.
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