Variation and seasonal patterns of suicide mortality in Finland and Sweden since the 1750s

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 494-501

  Holopainen, Jari ^a   Helama, Samuli ^b   Björkenstam, Charlotte ^c   Partonen, Timo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Sweden)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Population; Season; Suicide rate; Thermal stress; Time

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; MAY; MORTALITY; OCTOBER; SEASON; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUICIDE; SUMMER; SWEDEN; TEMPERATURE STRESS; TIME; WINTER;

FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SUICIDE; SWEDEN; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84889085701     PISSN: 1342078X     EISSN: 13474715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12199-013-0348-4     Document Type: Article

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