Does altitude moderate the impact of lithium on suicide? A spatial analysis of Austria

Geospatial Health

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 209-218

  Helbich, Marco ^a   Blüml, Victor ^b   Leitner, Michael ^c,d   Kapusta, Nestor D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Altitude; Lithium in drinking water; Regression; Spatial filtering; Suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878520073     PISSN: 18271987     EISSN: 19707096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/gh.2013.81     Document Type: Article

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