Fertility and schizophrenia: Evidence for increased fertility in the relatives of schizophrenic patients

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 260-264

  Srinivasan, T N ^a   Padmavati, R ^a  

^a SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

Fertility; India; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0030869270     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1997.tb10161.x     Document Type: Article

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