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Most clinicians have no training in assessing sleep patterns or managing poor sleep, and there are common myths that cloud the issue. Here, sports physician Steve Targett gives you some practical tools to use when discussing sleep with patients, whether they are active or not
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2. Huang BH, Duncan MJ, Cistulli PA, et al. Sleep and physical activity in relation to all-cause, cardiovascular disease and cancer mortality risk. Br J Sports Med 2022;56:718–24.
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