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Research Article

The Influence of Internal Time, Time Awake, and Sleep Duration on Cognitive Performance in Shiftworkers

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Pages 1127-1138 | Received 25 Oct 2011, Accepted 29 May 2012, Published online: 13 Aug 2012

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