Wearable sleep technology in clinical and research settings

de Zambotti M, Cellini N, Goldstone A, Colrain IM, Baker FC · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 51(7):1538–1557 · 2019

Key finding

Review of what wearables can and cannot measure; stage classification and 'sleep scores' lack validation.

Citation

Authors
de Zambotti M, Cellini N, Goldstone A, Colrain IM, Baker FC
Published in
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 51(7):1538–1557
Year
2019
Topic
Wearables & tracking

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