The pathophysiology of jet lag

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 102-110

  Sack, Robert L ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm sleep disorders; Circadian rhythms; Insomnia; Jet lag; Melatonin

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CAFFEINE; HYPNOTIC AGENT; MELATONIN; MODAFINIL; PLACEBO; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT; TRIAZOLAM; ZOLPIDEM; ZOPICLONE;

AMNESIA; ARTICLE; AVIATION; BEDTIME DOSAGE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM SLEEP DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATION; CORE TEMPERATURE; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; FATIGUE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; JET LAG; LIGHT EXPOSURE; NARCOLEPSY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

AIRCRAFT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; JET LAG SYNDROME; MELATONIN; PHOTOTHERAPY; SLEEP; TRAVEL;

EID: 60449113184     PISSN: 14778939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2009.01.006     Document Type: Article

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