Medical Writings: Book Notes20 March 2007Sleep: A Comprehensive HandbookEyad Almasri, MD and Lewis R. Kline, MDEyad Almasri, MDFrom the Center for Sleep Disorders, Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Temple University School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Search for more papers by this author and Lewis R. Kline, MDFrom the Center for Sleep Disorders, Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Temple University School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-146-6-200703200-00026 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Lee-Chiong T. 1096 pages. Hoboken, NJ: J Wiley; 2006. $175. ISBN 047168371X. Order at www.wiley.com.Field of medicine: Primary care physicians and various medical subspecialists.Format: Hardcover book.Audience: Primary care physicians who diagnose and treat sleep-related disorders. Pulmonologists, psychiatrists, neurologists, and sleep medicine physicians will also appreciate the book.Purpose: To “cover the entire field of sleep medicine.”Content: The textbook successfully presents the whole spectrum of sleep medicine, starting with a brief introduction to the science, physiology, and function of sleep. Important topics, such as insomnia, excessive sleepiness, circadian disorders, parasomnias, and psychiatric disorders, are all succinctly described ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From the Center for Sleep Disorders, Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Temple University School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 20 March 2007Volume 146, Issue 6Page: 472KeywordsCardiovascular diseasesHospital medicineMedical conditionsPregnancyPrimary care physiciansSleepSleep apneaSleep disordersSoftware toolsSub-specialty care ePublished: 20 March 2007 Issue Published: 20 March 2007 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2007 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...