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Social jetlag: misalignment of biological and social time
Wittmann M, Dinich J, Merrow M, Roenneberg T · Chronobiology International 23(1–2):497–509 · 2006
Key finding
Defines social jet lag — the shift in sleep midpoint between work and free days — and links it to evening chronotypes and stimulant use.
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