Further evidence of seasonality of mania in the tropics

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 124, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 178-182

  Volpe, Fernando Madalena ^a   da Silva, Eliane Mussel ^a   dos Santos, Terezinha Neila ^a   de Freitas, Daniel Eugênio Gomes ^a  

^a FUNDAÇÃO HOSPITALAR DO ESTADO DE MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Brazil; Mania; Seasonality; Tropical climate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLIMATE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIA; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; TROPICS; WINTER;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RAIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONS; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 77952264387     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.11.001     Document Type: Article

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