Effects of insomnia and sleep medication on health-related quality of life
Sleep MedicinePublished 12 April 2010
Taeko Sasai, Yuichi Inoue, Yoko Komada, Takashi Nomura, Masato Matsuura, Eisuke Matsushima
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Sleep medication was useful to improve mental QOL, however, that usage might degrade the physicalQOL, possibly because of the medication's adverse effects.
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Sleep medication was useful to improve mental QOL. That usage, however, might degrade the physical QOL, possibly because of the medication's adverse effects.
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