Prenatal illness and subtypes of schizophrenia: The winter pregnancy phenomenon

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 915-922

  Gallagher III, Bernard J ^a   McFalls Jr , Joseph A ^b   Jones, Brian J ^b   Pisa, Anthony M ^b  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 0033023965     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4679(199907)55:7<915::AID-JCLP12>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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