Letter to Editor

Sleep Disturbances among Health Care Workers during Pandemic of COVID-19

Abstract

Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a new infectious disease arisen in Wuhan, China, at the end of 2019, and expanded rapidly universal. This pandemic has placed extra-ordinary demands upon health care systems worldwide, and has led to various physical and psychological consequences.

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IssueVol 5 No 2 (2020): Spring QRcode
SectionLetter to Editor
DOI https://doi.org/10.18502/jss.v5i2.5617
Keywords
Sleep Disturbance ; Health care Worker ; Corona Virus

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Fazlipanah P, Bagheri-Kelayeh S, Rahimi-Golkhandan A. Sleep Disturbances among Health Care Workers during Pandemic of COVID-19. J Sleep Sci. 2020;5(2):77-78.