The History of Sleep Medicine

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Apr 2012 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Dental Clinics of North America, volume 56, pages 313-317 (issn: 0011-8532,

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Authors: Dennis R, Bailey; Ronald, Attanasio;

doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2012.02.004

pmid: 22480804

The History of Sleep Medicine

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Abstract

Sleep medicine as it is known today actually started as research and scientific study, not as clinical medicine. When one considers that sleep medicine today is in its infancy, it is obvious that there is much more to learn. The history of sleep dates back to the 1880s. However, the most significant developments that moved sleep forward into the practice of medicine, and eventually dentistry, occurred from the 1950s on. This article explores the highlights of the history of sleep and sleep medicine.

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Keywords

History, 19th Century, History, 20th Century, History, 21st Century, Sleep Medicine Specialty

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