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To examine whether harsh winter weather is associated with depressive symptoms, 45 healthy subjects from Minnesota were compared to 42 subjects from California near the end of the winter season. No differences in the prevalence of depressive symptoms were found between the two groups.
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Garvey, M.J., Goodes, M., Furlong, C. et al. Does cold winter weather produce depressive symptoms?. Int J Biometeorol 32, 144–146 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01044908
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01044908