Is light-at-night a health risk factor or a health risk predictor?

Chronobiology International

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1069-1074

  Kantermann, Thomas ^a   Roenneberg, Till ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cancer; Health; Light pollution; Light at night; Melatonin; Shift work

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

CANCER RISK; COMPUTER; DNA DAMAGE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LIGHT EXPOSURE; NOTE; SHIFT WORKER; TELEVISION;

CHRONOBIOLOGY DISORDERS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; LIGHT; NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 70349107683     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07420520903223984     Document Type: Note

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