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References used for this fact sheet

• ‘Jet lag and sleep disruption’ in M. H. Kryger, T. Roth & W. C. Dement (eds), Principles and practice of sleep medicine, W. B. Saunders, USA.
• ‘Time Zone Change (Jet Lag) Syndrome’, in The International Classification of Sleep Disorders: Diagnostic and Coding Manual, American Sleep Disorders Association, USA.

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