Does exogenous melatonin improve day sleep or night alertness in emergency physicians working night shifts?

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 699-704

  Jorgensen, K M ^a   Witting, M D ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DATA ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMNOLENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031778125     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(98)70227-6     Document Type: Article

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