Seasonality in trauma admissions - Are daylight and weather variables better predictors than general cyclic effects?
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2018-02Metadata
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Røisline, J., Søvik, S., Eken, T. (2018) Seasonality in trauma admissions - Are daylight and weather variables better predictors than general cyclic effects? PLoS One, 13(2):e0192568 10.1371/journal.pone.0192568Sammendrag
Trauma is a leading global cause of death, and predicting the burden of trauma admissions is vital for good planning of trauma care. Seasonality in trauma admissions has been found in several studies. Seasonal fluctuations in daylight hours, temperature and weather affect social and cultural practices but also individual neuroendocrine rhythms that may ultimately modify behaviour and potentially predispose to trauma. The aim of the present study was to explore to what extent the observed seasonality in daily trauma admissions could be explained by changes in daylight and weather variables throughout the year.