Quantification of circadian phase shifts with the cross-correlation technique

Chronobiology International

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 449-461

  Griefahn, Barbara ^a   Groß, Jürgen ^a   Robens, Sibylle ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ RESEARCH CENTRE FOR WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN FACTORS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Circadian shifts; Cortisol; Cross correlation technique; Hormonal profiles; Melatonin; Shift work

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; MELATONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB ADAPTATION; MALE; NIGHT WORK; NORMAL HUMAN; RELIABILITY; SELF-RATING ANXIETY SCALE; SHIFT WORKER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MELATONIN; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SALIVA; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 34347387946     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07420520701420667     Document Type: Article

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