The influence of climate on suicidal behaviour in Italy

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 78, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 9-19

  Preti, Antonio ^a  

^a CMG   (Italy)

Author keywords

Climate; Epidemiology; Mood Disorders; Serotonin; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; SUICIDE;

CLIMATE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; ITALY; MALE; RAIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE; SUNLIGHT; TEMPERATURE; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL;

EID: 0032549817     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1781(97)00154-6     Document Type: Article

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