Evidence that latitude is directly related to variation in suicide rates

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 572-574

  Davis, George E ^a   Lowell, Walter E ^b  

^a Augusta Mental Health Institute   (United States)

^b Maine Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Environment; Latitude; Light dark cycles; Seasonality; Standard deviation; Suicide rate; Variation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LATITUDE; LINEAR SYSTEM; SUICIDE;

EID: 0036694447     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370204700611     Document Type: Article

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