Decreasing seasonal variation of births in schizophrenia

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 315-324

  Suvisaari, Jaana M ^a   Haukka, J K ^a   Tanskanen, A J ^a   Lonnqvist J K ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE TABLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEASONS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0034013080     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291700001756     Document Type: Article

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