Effects of family history and place and season of birth on the risk of schizophrenia

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 340, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 603-608

  Mortensen, Preben Bo ^a   Pedersen, Carsten Bøcker ^b   Westergaard, Tine ^b   Wohlfahrt, Jan ^b   Ewald, Henrik ^a   Mors, Ole ^a   Andersen, Per Kragh ^b   Melbye, Mads ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEASON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NUCLEAR FAMILY; REGISTRIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEASONS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0033602069     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199902253400803     Document Type: Article

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