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Chronobiology International
The Journal of Biological and Medical Rhythm Research
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Research Article

Computing chronodisruption: How to avoid potential chronobiological errors in epidemiological studies of shift work and cancer

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Pages 589-599 | Received 14 Sep 2013, Accepted 18 Dec 2013, Published online: 13 Jan 2014

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