Further evidence for the influence of photoperiod at birth on chronotype in a sample of german adolescents

Chronobiology International

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1345-1351

  Vollmer, Christian ^a   Randler, Christoph ^a   Milia, Lee Di ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Composite Scale of Morningness; Day length; Human circadian rhythms; Midpoint of sleep; Month of birth; Morningness eveningness; Season of birth; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBERTY; SEASON; SLEEP;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; PARTURITION; PHOTOPERIOD; PUBERTY; SEASONS; SLEEP;

EID: 84870550553     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420528.2012.728656     Document Type: Article

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