title: Authors' response to the letter to the editor: "Definition of sleep duration and carotid artery intima media thickness: caution for risk assessment".
authors.affiliation: Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, West Virginia.
authors.forename: Claudia C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Cecil M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Burchfiel
authors.forename: Luenda E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Charles
authors.forename: Joan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Dorn
authors.forename: Michael E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Andrew
authors.forename: Ja Kook
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Parveen Nedra
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.forename: Desta
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fekedulegn
authors.forename: James E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Slaven
authors.forename: Tara A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Hartley
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mnatsakanova
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Violanti
mesh_terms: D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D059168:Carotid Intima-Media Thickness / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016495:Police / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012890:Sleep; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000453:epidemiology*