Influence of gender on psychomotor vigilance task performance by adolescents

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 734-738

  Beijamini, F ^a   Silva, A G T ^a   Peixoto, C A T ^a   Louzada, F M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Gender; Karolinska Sleepiness Scale performance; Psychomotor vigilance task; Sleep wake cycle

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETRY; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAZIL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP PATTERN; SOMNOLENCE;

EID: 52949135567     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2008000800016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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