The Moon and the Emergency Room
- 1 October 1973
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Perceptual and Motor Skills
- Vol. 37 (2) , 624-626
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1973.37.2.624
Abstract
The commonly held superstition of the staff of an emergency room in a mental health center prompted a data analysis. Admissions to that unit on days of a full moon were compared with other periods during the month for the period of a year. Significant moon effects, unrelated to visibility, were found. Suspicions were confirmed.Keywords
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