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Distribution and heritability of diurnal preference (chronotype) in a rural Brazilian family-based cohort, the Baependi study
18 Mar 2015
Abstract excerpt
Diurnal preference (chronotype) is a useful instrument for studying circadian biology in humans. It harbours trait-like dimensions relating to circadian period and sleep homeostasis, but also has ontogenetic components (morningness increases with age). We used the Morningness-Eveningness questionnaire (MEQ) in the Baependi study, a family-based cohort study based in a small town in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The...
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