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Sleep Problems in Primary Care: A North Carolina Family Practice Research Network (NC-FP-RN) Study

Maha Alattar, John J. Harrington, C. Madeline Mitchell and Philip Sloane
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2007, 20 (4) 365-374; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2007.04.060153
Maha Alattar
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John J. Harrington
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C. Madeline Mitchell
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