Season of birth modulates mood seasonality in humans

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 199-201

  Natale, Vincenzo ^a   Adan, Ana ^b   Chotai, Jayanti ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Circadian typology; Mood seasonality; Seasons of birth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEASONAL PATTERN ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH RATE; CHRONOBIOLOGY DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; SEASONS;

EID: 35148815319     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2006.12.022     Document Type: Article

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