The pupillographic sleepiness test in adults: Effect of age, gender, and time of day on pupillometric variables

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 820-828

  Eggert, Torsten ^a   Sauter, Cornelia ^a   Popp, Roland ^b   Zeitlhofer, Josef ^c   Danker Hopfe, Heidi ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY; PUPIL; RANDOMIZATION; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; TIME; WAKEFULNESS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUSTRIA; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PUPIL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; WAKEFULNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867747946     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22326     Document Type: Article

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