Bright light, dark and melatonin can promote circadian adaptation in night shift workers

Sleep Medicine Reviews

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 407-420

  Burgess, Helen J ^a   Sharkey, Katherine M ^a   Eastman, Charmane I ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronobiotic; Phase; Rhythm; Sleep

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADAPTATION; ALERTNESS; CHRONOBIOLOGY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LIGHT INTENSITY; NIGHT; REVIEW; SLEEP; WORKER; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM SLEEP DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; LIGHT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; LIGHT; MELATONIN; SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM;

EID: 0036824456     PISSN: 10870792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/smrv.2001.0215     Document Type: Article

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