Seasonality of suicide: Relationship with the reason for suicide

Neuropsychobiology

Volumn 56, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 86-92

  Rocchi, Marco B L ^a   Sisti, Davide ^a   Miotto, Paola ^b   Preti, Antonio ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^b ULSS 7   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^d Centro Medico Genneruxi   (Italy)

Author keywords

Affective disorder; Depression; Gender sex; Stress; Suicide, seasonality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; SUMMER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CAUSE OF DEATH; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 40349114920     PISSN: 0302282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000111538     Document Type: Article

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