Sleep medicine - prevalent and relevant.

Clin Med (Lond)

Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

Published: October 2013

There is an increasing awareness of different sleep disorders among the public and healthcare professionals, and the impact they can have on an individual. This conference was organised jointly with the British Thoracic Society to discuss some of these pertinent conditions, issues around driving and around service planning to accommodate an increasing specialty.

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