On passe en revue la littérature concernant la croyance qu'un comportement anormal puisse être causé par les phases de la lune ou soit en relation avec celle-ci. On conclut qu'il n'y a eu aucune démonstration satisfaisante, c'est-à-dire sans équivoque et répétée, d'une corrélation entre les phases de la lune et une conduite anormale, mais que ce concept n'est peut-être pas défini d'une manière assez adéquate pour permettre une telle démonstration.
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