Guidelines for prescribing melatonin

Annals of Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 122-130

  Avery, David ^a   Lenz, Martha ^b   Landis, Carol ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Depression; Insomnia; Jet lag; Melatonin; Sleep

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; AGED; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEPRESSION; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DROWSINESS; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; JET LAG; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER;

EID: 0031968399     PISSN: 07853890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07853899808999394     Document Type: Review

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