Treatment of circadian rhythm sleep disorders with light

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 669-676

  Gooley, Joshua J ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alertness; Insomnia; Jet lag; Shift work

Indexed keywords

ALERTNESS; BLUE LIGHT; BRIGHT LIGHT THERAPY; CHRONOSEQUENCE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM SLEEP DISORDER; DAY LENGTH; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FATIGUE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; JET LAG; LABORATORY TEST; LIGHT EXPOSURE; PERFORMANCE; PHOTOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SAFETY; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SUNLIGHT; TASK PERFORMANCE; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 51949106523     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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