Psychiatry Research
Volume 153, Issue 2 , Pages 199-201 , 31 October 2007

Season of birth modulates mood seasonality in humans

  • Vincenzo Natale

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Viale Berti Pichat 5-40127 Bologna, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 51 2091846; fax: +39 51 243086.
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  • Ana Adan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychobiology, School of Psychology, University of Barcelona, Passeig de la Vall d'Hebron 171, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
    • Tel.: +34 93 3125060; fax: +34 93 4021584.
    • ,
  • Jayanti Chotai

      Affiliations

    • Division of Psychiatry, Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Umeå, Hospital University, SE-901 85 Umeå, Sweden
    • Tel.: +46 90 7850000; fax: +46 90 135324.

Received 30 March 2006 ,Revised 28 December 2006 ,Accepted 30 December 2006.

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PII: S0165-1781(07)00002-9

doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2006.12.022

Psychiatry Research
Volume 153, Issue 2 , Pages 199-201 , 31 October 2007

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