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Disturbances of Hormonal Circadian Rhythms in Shift Workers

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Neuroendocrine Correlates of Sleep/Wakefulness

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In normal individuals living on a day-oriented schedule, it is hypothesized that a harmonious relationship between homeostatic and circadian processes serves to promote uninterrupted bouts of 8 hours of sleep and 16 hours of wakefulness per day.l.2

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Boivin, D.B. (2006). Disturbances of Hormonal Circadian Rhythms in Shift Workers. In: Cardinali, D.P., Pandi-Perumal, S.R. (eds) Neuroendocrine Correlates of Sleep/Wakefulness. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-23692-9_17

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