Do hotter temperatures increase the incidence of self-harm hospitalisations?

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 226-235

  Williams, Matt N ^a   Hill, Stephen R ^a   Spicer, John ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

climate change; global warming; self harm; self injury; temperature

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; FEMALE; HEAT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84955172447     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2015.1028945     Document Type: Article

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