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Irregular sleep/wake patterns are associated with poorer academic performance and delayed circadian and sleep/wake timing
Phillips AJK, Clerx WM, O'Brien CS, et al. · Scientific Reports 7:3216 · 2017
Key finding
Irregular sleepers had delayed melatonin onset and worse outcomes even at equal total sleep.
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