Randomized clinical trial of melatonin after night-shift work: Efficacy and neuropsychologic effects

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 3 I, 1998, Pages 334-340

  Wright, S W ^a   Lawrence, L M ^a   Wrenn, K D ^a   Haynes, M L ^a   Welch, L W ^a   Schlack, H M ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOOD; NIGHT SLEEP; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP TIME; SOMNOLENCE;

EID: 0031709292     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(98)70010-1     Document Type: Article

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