Melatonin and sex hormones among rotating shift nurses

Background: In 2007, the International Agency for Research on Cancer classified shift-work involving circadian disruption as a “probable carcinogen.” One proposed pathway for this relationship involves nighttime light exposure and subsequent decreases in melatonin production. It is postulated that m...

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Main Author: LANGLEY, ANNIE
Other Authors: Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Theses (Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.))
Language:en
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Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1974/6044

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