Effects of variable lighting intensities and colour temperatures on sulphatoxymelatonin and subjective mood in an experimental office workplace

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 719-728

  Hoffmann, Georg ^a   Gufler, Veronika ^a   Griesmacher, Andrea ^b   Bartenbach, Christian ^c   Canazei, Markus ^c   Staggl, Siegmund ^c   Schobersberger, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^c Rinnerstrasse 14 A 6071 Aldrans   (Austria)

Author keywords

Lighting; Neopterin; Office workplace; Subjective mood; Sulphatoxymelatonin

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; PHYSICAL THERAPY;

BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; LIGHTING CONDITIONS; NEOPTERIN; NON VISUALS; OFFICE WORKPLACE; SUBJECTIVE MOOD; SULPHATOXYMELATONIN; VARIABLE LIGHTINGS;

LIGHTING;

MELATONIN DERIVATIVE; NEOPTERIN; SULPHATOXYMELATONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FATIGUE; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; MALE; MOOD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 45249114451     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2007.11.005     Document Type: Article

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