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Chronobiology International
The Journal of Biological and Medical Rhythm Research
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Low, but not high, doses of melatonin entrained a free-running blind person with a long circadian period

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Pages 649-658 | Received 04 Jan 2002, Accepted 28 Feb 2002, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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