Influenza epidemics and incidence of schizophrenia, affective disorders and mental retardation in Western Australia: No evidence of a major effect

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-39

  Morgan, Vera ^a   Castle, David ^a   Page, Andrew ^a   Fazio, Sam ^b   Gurrin, Lyle ^c   Burton, Paul ^c   Montgomery, Philip ^d   Jablensky, Assen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Geol Society of Western Australia   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d Disability Services Commission   (Australia)

Author keywords

Affective disorders; Epidemics; Influenza; Mental retardation; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; REGISTRIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0030807250     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-9964(97)00033-9     Document Type: Article

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