Effectiveness and tolerability of melatonin and zolpidem for the alleviation of jet lag

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 638-646

  Suhner, A ^a   Schlagenhauf, P ^a   Hofer I ^a   Johnson, R ^a   Tschopp, A ^a   Steffen, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Actigraphy; Jet lag; Melatonin; Sleep quality; Zolpidem

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; PLACEBO; ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE;

ADULT; AGED; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONOBIOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JET LAG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NAUSEA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP; SLEEP WALKING; SOMNOLENCE; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HORMONES; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; JET LAG SYNDROME; MALE; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED; PYRIDINES; RECEPTORS, GABA-A;

EID: 0034935211     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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