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The Journal of Biological and Medical Rhythm Research
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Light‐Induced Melatonin Suppression in Humans with Polychromatic and Monochromatic Light

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Pages 1125-1137 | Received 04 May 2007, Accepted 05 Sep 2007, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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