The influence of climate on development of winter depression

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 37, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 151-155

  Molin, Jeanne ^a   Mellerup, Erling ^a   Bolwig, Tom ^a   Scheike, Thomas ^a   Dam, Henrik ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Beck Depression Inventory; Meteorological data; Winter depression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; WINTER;

EID: 0029979193     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-0327(95)00090-9     Document Type: Article

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