title: Impact of sleepiness and sleep deficiency on public health--utility of biomarkers.
abstract: Sleep disorders and sleep deficiency are important causes of adverse health effects and increased mortality in the United States and worldwide. Sleep deficiency can also result in myriad adverse behavioral consequences, including profound sleepiness, cognitive slowing, automatic behavior, attentional failures and performance degradation, errors, and accidents. It is important to recognize that sleepiness and sleep deficiency are not synonymous.
authors: Division of Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA. caczeisler@rics.bwh.harvard.edu
authors: Charles A
authors: CA
authors: Czeisler
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers; D006970:Disorders of Excessive Somnolence / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers