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Sleep, Activity, Nutrition and Mood

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

A. H. Crisp*
Affiliation:
St. George's Hospital Medical School, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0QT

Summary

For the past fifteen years we have been studying aspects of relationships between sleep, activity, nutrition and mood. This paper comprises a brief statement of some of this research and our views to date.

Type
Research Article
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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