The validity, reliability, and utility of the iButton® for measurement of body temperature circadian rhythms in sleep/wake research

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 5-11

  Hasselberg, Michael J ^a   McMahon, James ^a   Parker, Kathy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; IButton; Peripheral skin thermometry; Sleep propensity; Sleep wake research; Wireless

Indexed keywords

BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; HUMAN; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPENSITY SCORE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; THERMOMETRY; THERMOREGULATION; VALIDITY;

BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 84872300310     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: 18785506     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2010.12.011     Document Type: Review

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