Sibship characteristics, influenza prevalence and risk of schizophrenia;Søskendeflokkarakteristika, influenza og skizofrenirisiko: Et populationsbaseret kohortestudie

Ugeskrift for Laeger

Volumn 163, Issue 35, 2001, Pages 4745-4749

  Westergaard, Tine ^a   Mortensen, Preben Bo ^b   Pedersen, Carsten Bøcker ^b   Wohlfahrt, Jan ^b   Melbye, Mads ^b  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0035959553     PISSN: 00415782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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