Season of birth and schizophrenia: Sex difference

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 243-251

  Dassa, Daniel ^a   Azorin, Jean M ^a   Ledoray, Veronique ^b   Sambuc, Roland ^b   Giudicelli, Sebastien ^a  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Gender; Neurodevelopment; Schizophrenia; Season of birth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEASON; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; BIRTH; ENVIRONMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEASONS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0029658104     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0278-5846(95)00307-X     Document Type: Article

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