Light variability in the modern neonatal nursery: Chronobiologic issues

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 217-224

  Glotzbach, S F ^a   Rowlett, E A ^a   Edgar, D M ^a   Moffat, R J ^b   Ariagno, R L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONOBIOLOGY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEASUREMENT; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CALIFORNIA; CHRONOBIOLOGY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMAN; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LIGHTING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NURSERIES, HOSPITAL; PHOTOPERIOD; SLEEP; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0027451934     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-9877(93)90234-H     Document Type: Article

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