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Lunar Cycle and Poison Center Calls
- Source :
- Journal of Toxicology: Clinical Toxicology. 20:487-495
- Publication Year :
- 1983
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 1983.
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Abstract
- An analysis of calls to the Maryland Poison Center was performed to assess whether a relationship exists between the moon periods and poison exposure calls. A given period was defined as the day of the lunar event +/- 2 days. Thirteen lunar cycles in which 22,079 calls occurred were analyzed. A larger proportion of total calls to the center and unintentional poisoning calls occurred during the full moon period. A significantly larger number of unintentional poisonings occurred in the full moon period compared to suicide attempts and drug abuse which occurred most frequently during the new moon period. The lunar cycle had no effect on the distribution of victim's age or sex or the location of treatment.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Periodicity
Poison Control Centers
Adolescent
Injury control
Substance-Related Disorders
Accident prevention
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Poison control
Suicide, Attempted
Toxicology
Lunar Cycle
Forensic engineering
Humans
Medicine
Center (algebra and category theory)
Child
Aged
Maryland
Lune
business.industry
Data Collection
Poisoning
Middle Aged
Child, Preschool
Female
business
Demography
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 07313810
- Volume :
- 20
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Toxicology: Clinical Toxicology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....bb66ea407a2fb3c80d8ec3691354d419