Circadian Rhythms and Shift Working Women

Sleep Medicine Clinics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-24

  Shechter, Ari ^a,b   James, Francine O ^a,b   Boivin, Diane B ^a,b  

^a DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIN A; CYCLIN D1; GROWTH ARREST AND DNA DAMAGE INDUCIBLE PROTEIN 45; HYPNOTIC AGENT; MELATONIN; MODAFINIL; PER1 PROTEIN; PER2 PROTEIN; PROTEIN BMAL1; PROTEIN MDM2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CLOCK;

BREAST CANCER; CANADA; CARCINOGENESIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DRUG EFFICACY; EATING HABIT; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE WORKER; FERTILITY; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MOLECULAR CLOCK; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTHERAPY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; REVIEW; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SMOKING;

EID: 53349116446     PISSN: 1556407X     EISSN: 15564088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2007.10.008     Document Type: Review

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