Racial differences in the association between night shift work and melatonin levels among women

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 177, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 388-393

  Bhatti, Parveen ^a   Mirick, Dana K ^b   Davis, Scott ^b  

^a USA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

cancer; melatonin; race; shift work

Indexed keywords

6 HYDROXYMELATONIN O SULFATE;

CANCER; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH WORKER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PUBLIC HEALTH; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BREAST CANCER; CAUCASIAN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; RACE DIFFERENCE; SHIFT WORKER; URINALYSIS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ASIAN AMERICANS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED; SLEEP; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

ASIA; SEATTLE; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 84874760029     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kws278     Document Type: Article

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