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Fitbit Flex: an unreliable device for longitudinal sleep measures in a non-clinical population

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Drs. Baroni and Bruzzese and Ms. Di Bartolo have no conflicts of interest to declare. Dr. Shatkin receives royalties for publication from W.W. Norton & Company.

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    Argelinda Baroni, Jean-Marie Bruzzese, Christina A. Di Bartolo & Jess P. Shatkin

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Baroni, A., Bruzzese, JM., Di Bartolo, C.A. et al. Fitbit Flex: an unreliable device for longitudinal sleep measures in a non-clinical population. Sleep Breath 20, 853–854 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-015-1271-2

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