Analysis of the seasonal variation of schizophrenic births using a Kolmogorov-Smirnov type statistic

European Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 111-116

  Verdoux, H ^a   Takei, N ^b,c   De Saint Mathurin, R Cassou ^a   Bourgeois, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Kolmogorov Smirnov type statistic; schizophrenia; season of birth; statistical method

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEASON; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030978862     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-9338(97)80198-8     Document Type: Article

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