Prenatal exposure to the 1957 influenza epidemic and adult schizophrenia: A follow-up study

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 168, Issue MAR., 1996, Pages 368-371

  Cannon, M ^a   Cotter, D ^a   Coffey, V P ^b   Sham, P C ^c   Takei, N ^c   Larkin, C ^a   Murray, R M ^d   O'Callaghan, E ^a,e  

^a St John of God Hospitaller Services Ireland   (Ireland)

^b ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e Cluain Mhuire Family Centre   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0029898371     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.168.3.368     Document Type: Article

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