Some chronobiological and physiological problems associated with long-distance journeys

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 88-101

  Reilly, Thomas ^a   Waterhouse, Jim ^a   Edwards, Benjamin ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Altitude; Ambient humidity; Ambient temperature; Hypoxia; Pollution

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CAFFEINE; DIAZEPAM; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; LOPRAZOLAM; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; MELATONIN; MODAFINIL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PEMOLINE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; TEMAZEPAM; ZOLPIDEM; ZOPICLONE;

AIR POLLUTION; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHRONOBIOLOGY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPRESSION GARMENT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEHYDRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EVENING DOSAGE; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; HYPOXIA; JET LAG; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PATTERN; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TRAVEL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WAKEFULNESS;

AIRCRAFT; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; EATING; ENVIRONMENT; FATIGUE; HUMANS; JET LAG SYNDROME; MELATONIN; SLEEP STAGES; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; TRAVEL;

EID: 60449117736     PISSN: 14778939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2008.05.002     Document Type: Article

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