Research into the chronodisruption-cancer theory: The imperative for causal clarification and the danger of causal reductionism

Neuroendocrinology Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-3

  Erren, Thomas C ^a   Falaturi, Puran ^a   Reiter, Russel J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological rhythmicity; Disease; Disruption

Indexed keywords

MELANOPSIN; MELATONIN;

ACOUSTIC STRESS; AGING; BEHAVIOR; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER RISK; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CHRONOBIOLOGY; CHRONODISRUPTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EATING; ENDOCRINOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXCISION REPAIR; HEALTH HAZARD; JOB STRESS; LEISURE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; METABOLISM; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 77749310894     PISSN: 0172780X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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