Diurnal changes in sleep, food and fluid intakes, and activity during Ramadan, 2006, in the UK: Some preliminary observations

Biological Rhythm Research

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 449-467

  Waterhouse, Jim ^a   Alkib, Lotfia ^a   Edwards, Ben ^a   Reilly, Thomas ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drinking; Eating; Mental performance; Physical performance; Sleepiness; Social activity

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; CULTURAL TRADITION; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; DRINKING; FOOD INTAKE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SLEEP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUNGER; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOSLEM; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAMADAN; RELIGION; SLEEP PATTERN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THIRST; UNITED KINGDOM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 56749152154     PISSN: 09291016     EISSN: 17444179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09291010701682633     Document Type: Article

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