Light and exercise and melatonin production in women

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 162, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1114-1122

  Knight, Julia A ^a   Thompson, Suzanne ^a   Raboud, Janet M ^a   Hoffman, Barry R ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Exercise; Light; Melatonin; Women

Indexed keywords

6 HYDROXYMELATONIN O SULFATE; CREATININE; MELATONIN;

CANCER; HEALTH RISK; RISK FACTOR; WOMENS HEALTH;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BRIGHTNESS; CANADA; DAY LENGTH; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGHT; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NIGHT; NORMAL HUMAN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUMMER; URINALYSIS; WINTER;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BODY SIZE; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LIGHT; MELATONIN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ONTARIO; REFERENCE VALUES; SEASONS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 28544451010     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwi327     Document Type: Article

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