Cross-sectional studies have limitations in establishing causality between sleep habits and disease because they cannot distinguish whether a sleep habit causes a disease or if a pre-existing disease affects sleep.

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• Person: Not available Organization: Harvard Medical School
  Why Sleep Matters: Consequences of Sleep Deficiency

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• Why Sleep Matters: Consequences of Sleep Deficiency sleep.hms.harvard.edu Harvard Medical School via serper

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• sleep habits concept
• cross-sectional studies concept