Sources Medically Reviewed on 05/22/2017 Reviewed by Dan Brennan, MD on May 22, 2017
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Child Mind Institute: "Why Are Teenagers So Sleep-Deprived?"
Cleveland Clinic: "Eat These Foods to Boost Your Immune System."
Hampton University: "Meningitis FAQ."
Mayo Clinic: "Lack of sleep: Can it make you sick?" "Meningitis: Self-management."
Meningitis Research Foundation: "Frequently asked questions," "Smokers at higher risk from meningitis."
National Sleep Foundation: "Teens and Sleep."
Princeton University: "Meningitis FAQ - General Information."
Voices of Meningitis: "Bacterial Meningitis."
Yale University: "Meningitis FAQ."
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