Relationship between impairment of prenatal brain growth and family history of psychosis in schizophrenia

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 475-481

  Kunugi, Hiroshi ^a   Takei, Noriyoshi ^b   Saito, Kaoru ^a   Akizuki, Seiichi ^a   Murray, Robin M ^b   Nanko, Shinichiro ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; BRAIN GROWTH; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN; CEPHALOMETRY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAPAN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0030294814     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3956(96)00032-5     Document Type: Article

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