Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 67, Issue 2 , Pages 109-116 , August 2009

The epidemiology of insomnia: Associations with physical and mental health. The HUNT-2 study

  • Børge Sivertsen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Bergen, Christiesgt. 12, 5015 Bergen, Norway. Tel.: +47 55 58 88 76; fax: +47 55 58 98 77.
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  • Steinar Krokstad

      Affiliations

    • Levanger Hospital, Nord-Trøndelag Health Trust, Norway
    • HUNT Research Centre, Norwegian University of Technology and Science, Norway
    • ,
  • Simon Øverland

      Affiliations

    • Research Centre for Health Promotion, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Norway
    • ,
  • Arnstein Mykletun

      Affiliations

    • Research Centre for Health Promotion, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Norway
    • Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Mental Health, Oslo, Norway

Received 5 February 2009 ,Revised 5 May 2009 ,Accepted 6 May 2009.

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PII: S0022-3999(09)00180-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.05.001

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 67, Issue 2 , Pages 109-116 , August 2009

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