Mortality spike at New Year but not Christmas in North East England

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 849-854

  Milne, Eugene M G ^a,b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Tyne and Wear Strategic Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Holidays; Mortality; Winter

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LEISURE; MORTALITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; UNITED KINGDOM; WINTER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CAUSE OF DEATH; ENGLAND; HOLIDAYS; HUMANS; MORTALITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS;

EID: 27744472921     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-005-2147-8     Document Type: Article

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