Crisis calls and temporal and lunar variables: a comprehensive examination.
A study was conducted to examine the effects of temporal and lunar variables on the number of crisis calls recorded in Vancouver during a three-year period. Results revealed strong weekly, annual, and semiweekly cycles and weak monthly, semiannual, bimonthly, and four-monthly cycles. In addition,...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Psychology Vol. 129; pp. 701 - 712 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
November 1995
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