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Hindi Journal of Sleep Disorders: Treatment and CareISSN: 2325-9639
David J Berlowitz Author
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Affiliation
Breathing, Sleep
Department of sleep, Institute for Breathing and Sleep, Heidelberg, Australia
Biography
David J Berlowitz is a physiotherapist with the Victorian Respiratory Support Service who holds the University of Melbourne Chair in Physiotherapy at Austin Health. David was awarded his PhD in 2004 in which he discovered that acute cervical spinal cord injury results in sudden and severe obstructive sleep apnoea. David leads an international team of research collaborators, students and staff who examine the causes and treatments of sleep and breathing disorders in neuromuscular disease, especially in Spinal Cord Injury and Motor Neurone Disease
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Subjective and Objective Sleep Measures in Older People with a History of Falls
Author(s): Frances A Batchelor, Susan B Williams, Briony Dow, Xiaoping Lin, Vanessa Wilkinson, Karen Borschmann, Melissa A Russell, Kate E Crowley, Keith D Hill, and David J Berlowitz
Subjective and Objective Sleep Measures in Older People with a History of Falls
Study background: Falls are common in older people, with approximately 40% of those aged 80 and over falling each year. Sleep difficulties in older people have been recognized as a risk factor for falls. Most clinical and research information on sleep in older people, particularly in older fallers has been self-reported. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to describe the level and type of sleep problems in community-dwelling older people who have a history of falls, and ... view more»
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