title: Sleep, wakefulness and the nurse.
abstract: Sleep habits differ between the city dweller and the countryman, and the child and the elderly person. In addition, factors such as summertime, hospitalization and abuse of tranquillizers all have repercussions on sleep. This article examines the variations in sleep habits in different populations, and the effect of environmental factors on sleep.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Brugne
mesh_terms: D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D006801:Humans; D009551:Night Care; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014851:Wakefulness