A generalization of Hewitt's test for seasonality

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 644-648

  Rogerson, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Hewitt's test; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INCIDENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUICIDE; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SEASONS;

EID: 0029987274     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/25.3.644     Document Type: Article

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