Bright light treatment has limited effect in subjects over 55 years with mild early morning awakening

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 759-770

  Pallesen, Ståle ^a   Nordhus, Inger Hilde ^a   Skelton, Stine Hjelle ^a   Bjorvatn, Bjørn ^a   Skjerve, Arvid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

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EID: 33645820799     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.101.3.759-770     Document Type: Article

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