Summer birth and the deficit syndrome of schizophrenia

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 155, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1221-1226

  Kirkpatrick, Brian ^a   Ram, Ranganathan ^b   Amador, Xavier F ^b   Buchanan, Robert W ^b   McGlashan, Thomas ^b   Tohen, Mauricio ^b   Bromet, Evelyn ^b  

^a MARYLAND PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 0031669032     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.155.9.1221     Document Type: Article

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