Winter-time solar radiation, precipitation, and psychotropic medication purchases: A cohort study in Finnish public sector employees

No evidence linking higher solar radiation exposure to reduced psychotropic medication purchases, nor higher precipitation exposure to increased medication purchases in winter was observed. Further research is needed to validate and expand upon these findings.

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Environmental Epidemiology
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2025-02-10
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https://doi.org/10.1097/ee9.0000000000000369
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Climate Change and Health Impacts
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No evidence linking higher solar radiation exposure to reduced psychotropic medication purchases, nor higher precipitation exposure to increased medication purchases in winter was observed. Further research is needed to validate and expand upon these findings.

Environmental EpidemiologyVol. 9(2)
Finnish Meteorological Institute (FI), Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SE), University of Turku (FI), Stockholm University (SE), Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FI), Turku University Hospital (FI), Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (FI), Data Management (Italy) (IT)
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