Field observations of yawning and activity in humans

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 421-425

  Baenninger, Ronald ^b   Binkley, Sue ^b   Baenninger, Maryann ^a  

^a The College of New Jersey   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Activity; Circadian; Day; Human; Rhythm; Sleep; Time; Yawns

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP TIME; VOLUNTEER; WRIST; YAWNING;

EID: 0029864226     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0031-9384(95)02014-4     Document Type: Article

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