Asian-American deaths near the Harvest Moon Festival

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 378-381

  Smith, Gary ^a  

^a POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Death postponement; Harvest Moon Festival; Mortality dip

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CHINESE; DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; KOREA; LEISURE; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIET NAM;

AGED; ASIAN AMERICANS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HOLIDAYS; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS; VIETNAM; VOLITION;

EID: 2442680256     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.psy.0000127875.38685.ba     Document Type: Article

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