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Seasonal Variation in Bright Daylight Exposure, Mood and Behavior among a Group of Office Workers in Sweden

Journal of Circadian Rhythms
Volume 16 (2018): Issue 1
By: Mathias Adamsson,  Thorbjörn Laike and  Takeshi Morita  
Open Access
|Feb 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jcr.153 | Journal eISSN: 1740-3391
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Language: English
Submitted on: Oct 3, 2017
Accepted on: Jan 6, 2018
Published on: Feb 21, 2018
Published by: Ubiquity Press
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Keywords:
Light exposure,
Psychological wellbeing,
Lighting conditions,
Circannual,
Sleep-wake behavior,
High latitude

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