Urbanization and risk for schizophrenia: Does the effect operate before or around the time of illness onset?

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1197-1203

  Marcelis, M ^b   Takei, N ^b   Van Os, Jim ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIRTH; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK; SCHIZOPHRENIA; URBANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0032882409     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291799008983     Document Type: Article

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