Persistent Insomnia is Associated with Mortality Risk
The American Journal of MedicinePublished 15 October 2014Open access
Sairam Parthasarathy, Monica M. Vasquez, Marilyn Halonen, Richard R. Bootzin, Stuart F. Quan, Fernando D. Martínez
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In a population-based cohort, persistent, and not intermittent, insomnia was associated with increased risk for all-cause and cardiopulmonary mortality and was related with a steeper increase in inflammation.
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In a population-based cohort, persistent, and not intermittent, insomnia was associated with increased risk for all-cause and cardiopulmonary mortality and was associated with a steeper increase in inflammation.
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