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

The hockey-stick method to estimate evening dim light melatonin onset (DLMO) in humans

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Pages 349-355 | Received 20 Mar 2013, Accepted 10 Oct 2013, Published online: 13 Nov 2013

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