Effect of a nighttime magnetic field exposure on sleep patterns in young women

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 224-229

  Tworoger, Shelley S ^a,f   Davis, Scott ^b,c   Emerson, Scott S ^b   Mirick, Dana K ^c   Lentz, Martha J ^d   McTiernan, Anne ^b,c,e  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross over studies; Electromagnetic fields; Premenopause; Sleep

Indexed keywords

SLEEP;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NIGHT; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP; SLEEP PATTERN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERIODICITY; SLEEP;

EID: 3442886487     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwh215     Document Type: Article

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