PARASUICIDE AND THE LUNAR CYCLE

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作者
ROGERS, TD [1 ]
MASTERTON, G [1 ]
MCGUIRE, R [1 ]
机构
[1] ROYAL INFIRM,DEPT PSYCHOL MED,4 LAURISTON PL,EDINBURGH EH3 9YW,MIDLOTHIAN,SCOTLAND
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10.1017/S003329170002050X
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 [应用心理学];
摘要
Admissions to hospital following parasuicide in one city over eighteen years exhibit a cyclical variation apparently synchronized with the lunar quarters. The effect would only account for approximately 0.7 out of the average of 46 parasuicides per 100 000 adults per lunar cycle (95 % CI 0.6-0.8), and fails to reach statistical significance.
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页码:393 / 397
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