Is the decline in diagnoses of schizophrenia caused by the disappearance of a seasonal aetiological agent? An epidemiological study in England and Wales

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 367-373

  Procopio, Marco ^a   Marriott, Paul K ^b  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE FACTORS; COHORT EFFECT; COHORT STUDIES; ENGLAND; HEALTH TRANSITION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LINEAR MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEASONS; WALES;

EID: 0031970122     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291797006338     Document Type: Article

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