Artificial Bright Light Therapy for Circadian Rhythm Sleep–Wake Disorders
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Circadian rhythm sleep disorders.
Circadian rhythm sleep disorders are common conditions manifested as misalignment between the sleep period and the physical/social 24-h environmental cycle. Delayed sleep phase (typical in adolescents) and advanced sleep phase (frequent in the elderly), situations in which the sleep period is displaced to a later or earlier time, respectively, are the two most prevalent circadian rhythm sleep d...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1073-449X,1535-4970
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.2006p11