Self-reported discomfort associated with Daylight Saving Time in Brazilian tropical and subtropical zones

Background: Daylight Saving Time (DST) annually moves clocks 1 hour forward, when daytime is longer than night. Previous studies from medium and high latitude locations have pointed to a disruptive effect of DST on human circadian rhythms. Since Brazil is an equatorial country implementing DST, a di...

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Published in:	Annals of Human Biology
Main Authors:	João Carlos Nascimento de Alencar, Mario André Leocadio-Miguel, Leandro Lourenção Duarte, Fernando Louzada, John Fontenele Araujo, Mario Pedrazzoli
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis Group 2017-10-01
Subjects:	chronobiology daylight saving time circadian disruption horne-östberg questionnaire social zeitgebers
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2017.1355982