Health consequences of electric lighting practices in the modern world: A report on the National Toxicology Program's workshop on shift work at night, artificial light at night, and circadian disruption

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 607-608, Issue , 2017, Pages 1073-1084

  Lunn, Ruth M ^a   Blask, David E ^b   Coogan, Andrew N ^c   Figueiro, Mariana G ^d   Gorman, Michael R ^e   Hall, Janet E ^f   Hansen, Johnni ^g   Nelson, Randy J ^h   Panda, Satchidananda ⁱ   Smolensky, Michael H ^j,k   Stevens, Richard G ^l   Turek, Fred W ^m   Vermeulen, Roel ⁿ   Carreón, Tania ^o   Caruso, Claire C ^o   Lawson, Christina C ^o   Thayer, Kristina A ^a   Twery, Michael J ^p   Ewens, Andrew D ^q   Garner, Sanford C ^q   Schwingl, Pamela J ^q   Boyd, Windy A ^a   more..

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^d RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e San Diego   (United States)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^g DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^h THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^j The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^m NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁿ UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^o NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^p NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^q INTEGRATED LABORATORY SYSTEMS   (United States)

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Author keywords

Artificial light at night (ALAN); Circadian disruption; Light at night (LAN); Shift work

Indexed keywords

AVIATION MEDICINE; BIOHAZARDS; BIOMARKERS; CLOCKS; ELECTRIC LIGHTING; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; SLEEP RESEARCH;

ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS; ARTIFICIAL LIGHT; CIRCADIAN DISRUPTIONS; HEALTH CONSEQUENCES; INTERVENTION STRATEGY; LIGHTING PRACTICES; NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAMS; SHIFT WORK;

HEALTH HAZARDS;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOMARKER; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH IMPACT; LIGHT EFFECT; LIGHT POLLUTION; SLEEP; TOXICOLOGY;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTRIC LIGHT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LIGHT; LIGHT EXPOSURE; NIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; ANIMAL; ELECTRICITY; ILLUMINATION; RADIATION RESPONSE; SHIFT SCHEDULE; SLEEP;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTRICITY; HUMANS; LIGHT; LIGHTING; SHIFT WORK SCHEDULE; SLEEP;

EID: 85024122643     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.07.056     Document Type: Review

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