The impact of bright artificial white and 'blue-enriched' light on sleep and circadian phase during the polar winter

Journal of Sleep Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1 PART II, 2011, Pages 154-161

  Mottram, Victoria ^a   Middleton, Benita ^b   Williams, Peter ^b   Arendt, Josephine ^b  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Blue enriched light; Circadian phase; Sleep

Indexed keywords

6 HYDROXYMELATONIN O SULFATE;

ACTIMETRY; ADULT; ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; BLUE LIGHT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP; WHITE LIGHT; WINTER;

ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COLD CLIMATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79951534670     PISSN: 09621105     EISSN: 13652869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2010.00875.x     Document Type: Article

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