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A cross-sectional analysis of light at night, neighborhood sociodemographics and urinary 6-sulfatoxymelatonin concentrations: implications for the conduct of health studies

BACKGROUND: There is accumulating evidence that circadian disruption, mediated by alterations in melatonin levels, may play an etiologic role in a wide variety of diseases. The degree to which light-at-night (LAN) and other factors can alter melatonin levels is not well-documented. Our primary objec...

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Autores principales: Hurley, Susan, Nelson, David O, Garcia, Erika, Gunier, Robert, Hertz, Andrew, Reynolds, Peggy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3766028/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24127816
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-072X-12-39