Effects of age, sex, index admission, and predominant polarity on the seasonality of acute admissions for bipolar disorder: A population-based study

Chronobiology International

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 478-485

  Yang, Albert C ^a,b,c   Yang, Cheng Hung ^a,b   Hong, Chen Jee ^a,b   Liou, Ying Jay ^a,b   Shia, Ben Chang ^d   Peng, Chung Kang ^e   Huang, Norden E ^c   Tsai, Shih Jen ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Bipolar disorder; Empirical mode decomposition; Gender; Hospital admissions; Hospitalization; Seasonality; Sex; Time series analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHOTOPERIODICITY; SEASON; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; BIPOLAR DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOPERIOD; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; TEMPERATURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876054176     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420528.2012.741172     Document Type: Article

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