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Analysis of the seasonal pattern in suicide
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Suicide occurrence varies markedly by season and needs attention where prevention is concerned, with the risk of suicide being greatest in spring.About:
This article is published in Journal of Affective Disorders.The article was published on 2004-08-01. It has received 112 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Population.read more
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The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment
TL;DR: In this article, the Camroden-Camroden Associates, Inc. presented a survey of the state-of-the-art environmental protection agencies in the United States.
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Suicide and seasonality
Christos Christodoulou,Athanassios Douzenis,Fotis C. Papadopoulos,Athanasia Papadopoulou,Georgios Bouras,Rossetos Gournellis,Lefteris Lykouras +6 more
TL;DR: A study on suicide and seasonality in Cyprus found that the number of people taking their own lives during the summer months is higher than in the winter.
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Air Pollution and Emergency Department Visits for Suicide Attempts in Vancouver, Canada
TL;DR: Positive and statistically significant associations among carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulphur dioxide (SO2), and particulate matter (PM10) for all suicide attempts in the cold period are confirmed.
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Suicide rates and the association with climate: A population-based study
Hsin Chien Lee,Herng Ching Lin,Shang Ying Tsai,Shang Ying Tsai,Chung Yi Li,Chu Chieh Chen,Chung Chien Huang +6 more
TL;DR: The seasonal effect on suicide is significant in Taiwan and is of research interest for future studies regarding mechanisms of suicidal behavior, and also of practical interest for better timing of suicide interventions and effective preventive strategies.
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The effect of macroeconomic variables on suicide
TL;DR: Generally, male suicide rates increased with markers of economic adversity, while the opposite pattern was seen in females, and macroeconomic trends are significantly associated with suicide.
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Locally Weighted Regression: An Approach to Regression Analysis by Local Fitting
TL;DR: Locally weighted regression as discussed by the authors is a way of estimating a regression surface through a multivariate smoothing procedure, fitting a function of the independent variables locally and in a moving fashion analogous to how a moving average is computed for a time series.
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Statistical methods in cancer research. Volume II--The design and analysis of cohort studies.
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Suicide as an outcome for mental disorders. A meta-analysis.
E C Harris,B Barraclough +1 more
TL;DR: Almost all mental disorders have an increased risk of suicide excepting mental retardation and dementia, which is highest for functional and lowest for organic disorders with substance misuse disorders lying between.
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Semiannual variation of geomagnetic activity
TL;DR: In this article, it was proposed that the semiannual variation in geomagnetic activity is caused by a semiannually variation in the effective southward component of the interplanetary field.
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