Season of birth of chronic alcoholics

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 321-323

  Kunugi, H ^a   Nanko, S ^a   Watanabe, H ^b   Sekiba, K ^c   Kazamatsuri, H ^b  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN MATSUZAWA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c Yono Tyuoh Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASON;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; BIRTH RATE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS;

EID: 0032169603     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3956(98)00013-2     Document Type: Article

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