Relationship between in utero exposure to influenza epidemics and risk of schizophrenia in Denmark

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 817-824

  Takei, Noriyoshi ^a   Mortensen, Preben B ^c   Klæning, Ulla ^c   Murray, Robin M ^a   Sham, Pak C ^a   O'Callaghan, Eadbhard ^b   Munk Jørgensen, Povl ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Cluain Mhuire Family Centre   (Ireland)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Influenze; Prenatal fetal development; Risk factor; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0030298574     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-3223(95)00592-7     Document Type: Article

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