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. 1982 Sep;16(3):149–153. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.16.3.149

The effects of smoking on the health and sleep of sportswomen.

P Bale, M White
PMCID: PMC1858945  PMID: 7139225

Abstract

This survey studied the health and sleeping patterns of 92 physical education and sports science students highly involved in sport. A strong correlation was found between smoking and various complaints of ill health as well as between smoking and sleep duration and quality of sleep. The results suggest that there is a strong relationship between the constituents of tobacco smoke and poor sleeping habits.

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