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The Journal of Biological and Medical Rhythm Research
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Research Article

Calculating the Dim Light Melatonin Onset: The Impact of Threshold and Sampling Rate

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Pages 714-718 | Received 16 Mar 2011, Accepted 12 Jun 2011, Published online: 08 Aug 2011

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