Effects of season and climate on the first manic episode of bipolar affective disorder in Korea

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 113, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 151-159

  Lee, Heon Jeong ^a,b   Kim, Leen ^a,b   Joe, Sook Haeng ^a,c   Suh, Kwang Yoon ^a,b  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bipolar affective disorder; Climate; Light; Mania; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH KOREA; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 0037114828     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1781(02)00237-8     Document Type: Article

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