Timed melatonin treatment for Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome: The importance of knowing circadian phase

Sleep

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1214-1216

  Lockley, Steven W ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; MELATONIN;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DELAYED SLEEP PHASE SYNDROME; DRUG EFFECT; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LIGHT EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE;

EID: 26444433422     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/28.10.1214     Document Type: Editorial

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