Mood seasonality: A cross-sectional study of subjects aged between 10 and 25 years

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 97, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 155-160

  Tonetti, Lorenzo ^a   Barbato, Giuseppe ^b   Fabbri, Marco ^a   Adan, Ana ^c   Natale, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Affective disorder; Gender differences; Mood seasonality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 33845585508     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2006.06.008     Document Type: Article

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