Effects of a siesta on the ability to perform a boring task (OSLER test)

R. Kessler, M. M. Gonzalez, G. Aubert, G. Liistro, D. O. Rodenstein (Brussels, Belgium)

Source: Annual Congress 2001 - Epidemiology of sleep-disordered breathing
Session: Epidemiology of sleep-disordered breathing
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1728
Disease area: Sleep and breathing disorders

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