Abel E L, Welte J W
Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 1987 Jun;8(2):107-11. doi: 10.1097/00000433-198708020-00004.
A log-linear analysis of monthly, seasonal, and day-of-the-week trends for four types of violent deaths (suicide, homicide, traffic accident, and miscellaneous accident) occurring in Erie County, New York, between 1973 and 1983 was conducted. There were 3,787 violent deaths. There was no seasonal trend noted for any type of death except traffic deaths, which increased during the latter years of the study and which occurred more often in the summer. A general trend for increased deaths occurring on weekends was noted for each type of death except suicide. The authors speculate that this culturally entrained temporal variable may be related to increased alcohol consumption during weekends.
对1973年至1983年间在纽约伊利县发生的四类暴力死亡（自杀、杀人、交通事故和其他事故）的月度、季节性和星期几趋势进行了对数线性分析。共有3787例暴力死亡。除交通事故外，其他各类死亡均未发现季节性趋势，交通事故在研究后期有所增加，且在夏季更为常见。除自杀外，各类死亡均呈现出周末死亡人数增加的总体趋势。作者推测，这种受文化影响的时间变量可能与周末酒精消费量增加有关。
