Seasonal affective disorder and latitude of living

Epidemiologia e Psichiatria Sociale

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 336-343

  Brancaleoni, Greta ^a   Nikitenkova, Elena ^a   Grassi, Luigi ^b   Hansen, Vidje ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Latitude; Prevalence; Seasonal affective disorder; Seasonal pattern assessment questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; NORWAY; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER;

FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; NORWAY; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951609856     PISSN: 1121189X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1121189x00000312     Document Type: Article

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