How to get a bigger dose of bright light

Sleep

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 559-560

  Eastman, Charmane I ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BLUE LIGHT; BRIGHT LIGHT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM SLEEP DISORDER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DOSE RESPONSE; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INTRINSICALLY PHOTOSENSITIVE RETINA GANGLION CELL; LIGHT; LIGHT BOX; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIGHT PHASE RESPONSE CURVE; NOTE; PARAMETER; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955567155     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: 15509109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/34.5.559     Document Type: Note

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