Although sleep disorders are common, these are under-recognized and underestimated by many workers in the medical field due to lack of physician`s education in sleep and sleep disorders. We conducted this survey to assess the general knowledge and attitude of Primary Health Care Physicians in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia towards sleep disorders.A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to all Primary Health Care physicians working in Primary Health Care centers of the Ministry of Health in Riyadh. The following factors were assessed: demographic data of the participating physicians, their background about sleep disorders and their recognition of possible presentations, consequences and diagnostic tests for sleep disorders.Complete data was available from 209 physicians. Fifty three percent were males and 47

作者：A S, Bahammam

来源：Neurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) 2001 年 6卷 1期