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The Journal of Biological and Medical Rhythm Research
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Higher Environmental Temperature and Global Radiation Are Correlated With Increasing Suicidality—A Localized Data Analysis

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Pages 949-957 | Received 17 Apr 2011, Accepted 23 Aug 2011, Published online: 14 Nov 2011

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