Lack of short-wavelength light during the school day delays dim light melatonin onset (DLMO) in middle school students

Neuroendocrinology Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 92-96

  Figueiro, Mariana G ^a   Rea, Mark S ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Circadian system; Daylight; Melatonin; Sleep

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DIM LIGHT MELATONIN ONSET; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SCHOOL; SHORT WAVELENGTH LIGHT; SLEEP PATTERN; SPECTACLES;

EID: 77749338957     PISSN: 0172780X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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