Do obstetric complications cause the earlier age at onset in male than female schizophrenics?

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 117-124

  Kirov, George ^a   Jones, Peter B ^a   Harvey, Ian ^b   Lewis, Shon W ^c   Toone, Brian K ^a   Rifkin, Larry ^a   Sham, Pak ^a   Murray, Robin M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Coventry Mental Health Unit ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

early onset; ethnic difference; gender difference; obstetric complication; schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSTETRICS; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX;

EID: 0030152746     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0920-9964(95)00063-1     Document Type: Article

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