Unwantedness of a pregnancy and schizophrenia in the child

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 169, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 637-640

  Myhrman, Antero ^a   Rantakallio, Paula ^a   Isohanni, Matti ^a   Jones, Peter ^b   Rartanen, Ursula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNWANTED; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0029806587     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.169.5.637     Document Type: Article

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