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What is the definition or description of: sleep medicine?
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Sleep medicine: Is a medical subspecialty for diagnosis & treatment of sleep disorders. Certification requires 12 month formal training.
Answered 10/4/2016
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Specialty: A medical specialty practiced usually by pulmonologists, ent's or neurologists. They are certified by a governing body like the american academy of sleep medicine to treat the many different sleep disorders.
Answered 10/4/2016
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Specialist: Sleep medicine is a specialty in the medical profession. Typically a physician who has been trained and certified by a specialty board in medicine and limits their medical practice to the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders.
Answered 12/23/2012
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