Moon cycles and violent behaviours: Myth or fact?

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 127-130

  Nunez S ^a   Perez Mendez L ^a   Aguirre Jaime, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO NUESTRA SEÑORA DE CANDELARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Emergency medicine; Emergency services; Moon; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MOON; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOON; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0036595346     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200206000-00005     Document Type: Article

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