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Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Sleep Medicine and Research; Colten HR, Altevogt BM, editors. Sleep Disorders and Sleep Deprivation: An Unmet Public Health Problem. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2006.

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Sleep Disorders and Sleep Deprivation: An Unmet Public Health Problem.

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BAcronyms

AASM

American Academy of Sleep Medicine

ABSM

American Board of Sleep Medicine

ACGME

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education

ADHD

attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

ADSM

Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine

AHI

apnea-hypopnea index

AMA

American Medical Association

APSS

annual meeting of sleep professional societies

ASAA

American Sleep Apnea Association

ATS

American Thoracic Society

BEARS

B = bedtime issues, E = excessive daytime sleepiness, A = night awakenings, R = regularity and duration of sleep, S = snoring

BMI

body mass index

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CNS

central nervous system

CPAP

continuous positive airway pressure

CRISP

Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects

CRP

C-reactive protein

CSA

central sleep apnea

CSF

cerebrospinal fluid

DCI

Diseases and Conditions Index

DNA

deoxyribonucleic acid

EEG

electroencephalogram

GABA

gamma-aminobutyric acid

HCRT

hypocretin

HLA

human leukocyte antigen

HPA

hypothalamic-pituitary axis

IRG

integrated review groups

L-DOPA

levo-dopa

MEPS

Medical Expenditure Panel Survey

MRI

magnetic resonance imaging

mRNA

messenger ribonucleic acid

MS

multiple sclerosis

MSLT

multiple sleep latency test

NAMCS

National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey

NCHS

National Center for Health Statistics

NCMRR

National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research

NCSDR

National Center for Sleep Disorders Research

NEHIS

National Employer Health Insurance Survey

NHAMCS

National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey

NHANES

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

NHDS

National Hospital Discharge Survey

NHHCS

National Home and Hospice Care Survey

NHIS

National Health Interview Survey

NHLBI

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

NHPI

National Health Provider Inventory

NIH

National Institutes of Health

NIMH

National Institute of Mental Health

NNHS

National Nursing Home Survey

NREM

nonrapid eye movement

NSAS

National Survey of Ambulatory Surgery

NSF

National Sleep Foundation

NTSB

National Transportation Safety Board

OSA

obstructive sleep apnea

PA

program announcement

PLMI

periodic limb movement index

PSG

polysomnography

REM

rapid eye movement

RFA

request for application

RLS

restless legs syndrome

RNA

ribonucleic acid

SAA

sleep academic award

SBIR

Small Business Innovative Research

SCN

suprachiasmatic nucleus

SCOR

specialized center of research

SDB

sleep-disordered breathing

SIDS

sudden infant death syndrome

SOREMP

sleep onset REM period

SRS

Sleep Research Society

SWS

slow-wave sleep

WASO

wake time after sleep onset

YRBSS

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System

Copyright © 2006, National Academy of Sciences.
Bookshelf ID: NBK19951

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