Schizophrenia and season of birth in a tropical region: Relationship to rainfall

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 48, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 227-234

  De Messias, Erick L M ^a   Ferreira Cordeiro, Nidia ^b   Coelho Sampaio, Jose Jackson ^c   Bartko, John J ^a   Kirkpatrick, Brian ^a  

^a MARYLAND PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Epidemiology; Schizophrenia; Seasonality; Tropical countries

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RNA VIRUS INFECTION; SCHIZOIDISM; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE; TROPICS; WINTER;

ADULT; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RAIN; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 0035970542     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-9964(00)00058-X     Document Type: Article

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