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Seasonal variations in children’s calls to a help-line: implications for preventive services
- Source :
- Journal of Affective Disorders. 70:175-180
- Publication Year :
- 2002
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2002.
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Abstract
- Background: To investigate seasonal variations in telephone calls to a help-line for children, and their correlation to changes in length of day, latitude and age. Method: 691,787 calls to the Red Cross Help-Line in Norway for children in the three-year period 1996–1998 were included. Results: Monthly frequencies of calls deviated significantly from an expected even distribution (χ2=9446.34, df=11, P
Details
- ISSN :
- 01650327
- Volume :
- 70
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Affective Disorders
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....eb1863b00c0630410a173a721b8e0630