Articles by author - Thomas C Erren


Shift work and cancer research: a thought experiment into a potential chronobiological fallacy of past and perspectives for future epidemiological studies.

: With their 2007 classification - shift work involving "circadian disruption" is probably carcinogenic to humans (Group 2A) - the Interna.....

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Chronomedicine: an old concept's fledging? A selective literature search.

: Chronomedicine may be conceptualized as dealing with the prevention, causation, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in humans with a pa.....

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A perinatal signature of light on chronobiology? If so, numerous questions arise and experimental animal research must provide more information.

: That light and melatonin rhythms provide both clock and calendar information in humans and numerous other species is beyond dispute; thi.....

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A possible role of perinatal light in mood disorders and internal cancers: reconciliation of instability and latitude concepts.

: Thought-provoking experimental evidence suggests that perinatal light exposure may imprint circadian clocks with lasting effects on the .....

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