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Disturbance of circadian rhythms and sleep

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

A. N. Nicholson  and
Barbara M. Stone
A. N. Nicholson
Affiliation:
Royal Air Force Institute of Aviation Medicine, Farnborough, Hampshire, U.K.
Barbara M. Stone
Affiliation:
Royal Air Force Institute of Aviation Medicine, Farnborough, Hampshire, U.K.
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Synopsis

World-wide travel leads to disturbances of the sleep and circadian rhythmicity of man, and after transmeridian flights ability to carry out work may be impaired. The initial approach to the problem is to avoid overnight flights, arrive in the new country during the early evening and to rest for an appropriate period of time. However, this is often difficult to achieve, and in this context the use of hypnotics during the flight and the adaptation phase is discussed.

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Research Article
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 82 , Issue 1-2: Travel: Disease and Other Hazards , 1982 , pp. 135 - 139
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1982

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