PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Rockwood, Kenneth
AU  - Patterson, Christopher J.
AU  - Hogan, David B.
TI  - Nodding and napping in medical lectures: an instructive systematic review
DP  - 2005 Dec 06
TA  - Canadian Medical Association Journal
PG  - 1502--1503
VI  - 173
IP  - 12
4099  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/173/12/1502.short
4100  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/173/12/1502.full
SO  - CMAJ2005 Dec 06; 173
AB  - A comprehensive, international systematic review, spanning more than 100 years of data collection, suggests that soporific lectures at medical meetings are common, annoying and persistent. Low lights and boring material are prominent risk factors for nodding off during presentations. Extreme remedial measures are warranted.