Bright light: A countermeasure for jet lag?

Chronobiology International

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 173-183

  Samel, Alexander ^a   Wegmann, Hans Martin ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

bright light; circadian rhythms; jet lag; resynchronization; sleep; transmeridian flight

Indexed keywords

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; JET LAG; LIGHT EXPOSURE; REVIEW; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; TIME;

EID: 0030915101     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420529709001154     Document Type: Review

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