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The night float paradigm to decrease sleep deprivation: good solution or a new problem? by CAVALLO, ANITA, RIS, M. Douglas, SUCCOP, PAUL

“…In the late 1980s physician residency training programs developed the night float rotation, characterized by a sequence of 5 - 15 days of night work without…”
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Impact of night-float rotation on sleep, mood, and alertness: the resident's perception by Cavallo, Anita, Jaskiewicz, Julie, Ris, M Douglas

“…Night-float rotations were designed to alleviate the workload of residents on night call and thereby improve patient safety. However, the impact of the night…”
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Plasma melatonin rhythm in normal puberty: interactions of age and pubertal stages by Cavallo, A

“…Studies on the relation between the pineal and human puberty have yielded conflicting results, partly due to methodologic issues, such as failure to consider…”
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6-Hydroxymelatonin sulfate excretion in human puberty by Cavallo, A, Dolan, L M

“…We investigated the relationship of urinary excretion rate of 6-hydroxymelatonin sulfate (SM), the main metabolite of melatonin, with pubertal development and…”
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Melatonin secretion during adrenarche in normal human puberty and in pubertal disorders by Cavallo, A

“…The relation between human melatonin secretion and adrenarche was investigated in 113 subjects ages 5.5-17 years. Melatonin nocturnal profile was determined…”
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Are Referrals to Pediatric Endocrinologists a Thing of the Past? by Cavallo, Anita

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Obesity, acanthosis nigricans, insulin resistance, and hyperandrogenemia: pediatric perspective and natural history by Richards, G E, Cavallo, A, Meyer, 3rd, W J, Prince, M J, Peters, E J, Stuart, C A, Smith, E R

“…We studied the syndrome of acanthosis nigricans, obesity, insulin resistance, and hyperandrogenemia in 22 patients. Although isolated case reports in…”
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Blood pressure-lowering effect of melatonin in type 1 diabetes by Cavallo, Anita, Daniels, Stephen R., Dolan, Lawrence M., Bean, Judy A., Khoury, Jane C.

“…:  Our long‐term goal is to determine the utility of melatonin in prevention of hypertension in type 1 diabetes. We recently reported that 5 mg melatonin taken…”
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Relation between nocturnal melatonin profile and hormonal markers of puberty in humans by Cavallo, A, Richards, G E, Smith, E R

“…We examined the relation between nocturnal melatonin and hormonal markers of puberty in 57 normal children and adolescents and 39 subjects with disorders of…”
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Melatonin and human puberty: current perspectives by Cavallo, A

“…Many studies of melatonin in human puberty are difficult to interpret in light of methodological considerations such as the use of single blood samples…”
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Melatonin: Claims made in the popular media are mostly nonsense by Cavallo, Anita

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Melatonin: Claims made in the popular media are mostly nonsense: by J. Arendt. Br Med J 312: 1242–1243, 1996 by Cavallo, Anita

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Sleep deprivation, residency training, and ACGME rules: Practical guidelines by Cavallo, Anita, Mallory, Mia L.

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Pharmacokinetics of melatonin in human sexual maturation by CAVALLO, A, RITSCHEL, W. A

“…To determine whether melatonin pharmacokinetics change during puberty, we infused melatonin iv in 9 prepubertal, 8 pubertal, and 16 adult subjects and measured…”
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The pineal gland in human beings: relevance to pediatrics by Cavallo, A

“…Several facts suggest that the pineal gland must have a significant role in human beings: the presence of melatonin secretion from infancy to old age; a…”
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Sleep, breathing, and cephalometrics in older children and young adults. Part I -- Normative values by Acebo, C, Millman, R P, Rosenberg, C, Cavallo, A, Carskadon, M A

“…Aims were (1) to provide normative values for sleep and sleep-related breathing variables and physical features (cephalometrics, body mass index [BMI], and…”
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Blood pressure response to melatonin in type 1 diabetes by Cavallo, Anita, Daniels, Stephen R., Dolan, Lawrence M., Khoury, Jane C., Bean, Judy A.

“…:  Hypothesis:  Diminished decline of blood pressure at night has been associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Exogenous melatonin given to…”
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Effects of Menopausal Status on Sleep in Midlife Women by Sharkey, Katherine M., Bearpark, Helen M., Acebo, Christine, Millman, Richard P., Cavallo, Anita, Carskadon, Mary A.

“…Disturbed sleep is a common complaint of midlife women often attributed to menopause, though few studies have examined direct effects of menopausal status on…”
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Dose response to melatonin treatment for disordered sleep rhythm in a blind child by Cavallo, Anita, Good, William V, Douglas Ris, M, Succop, Paul

“…We assessed the effectiveness and safety of melatonin in normalizing sleep in a 7-year-old blind child with a longstanding sleep/wake cycle disorder, using a…”
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Effects of menopause and nasal occlusion on breathing during sleep by Carskadon, M A, Bearpark, H M, Sharkey, K M, Millman, R P, Rosenberg, C, Cavallo, A, Carlisle, C, Acebo, C

“…Prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is reported to increase in menopausal women. We examined response to a nocturnal respiratory challenge (nasal…”
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