Analysis of the seasonal pattern in suicide

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 133-139

  Partonen, Timo ^a   Haukka, Jari ^a   Nevanlinna, Heikki ^b   Lönnqvist, Jouko ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Population; Seasons; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DECOMPOSITION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SPRING; SUICIDE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

COSMIC RADIATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SUICIDE;

EID: 4043087019     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(03)00137-X     Document Type: Article

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