Role of morning melatonin administration and attenuation of sunlight exposure in improving adaptation of night-shift workers

Chronobiology International

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 903-913

  Yoon, In Young ^a,b   Song, Byoung Gun ^a  

^a Yongin Mental Hospital   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Melatonin; Morning sunlight exposure; Nightshift; Shiftwork; Sunglasses

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; CHRONOPHARMACOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOOD; NIGHT WORK; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING; PERFORMANCE; SLEEP TIME; SPECTACLES; SUNLIGHT; AFFECT; CHRONOTHERAPY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; KOREA; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NURSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SLEEP; WAKEFULNESS; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFFECT; CHRONOTHERAPY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; KOREA; MELATONIN; NURSES; SLEEP; SUNLIGHT; WAKEFULNESS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 0036407030     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CBI-120014571     Document Type: Article

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