Seasonal fluctuation in birthweight in schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 57, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 157-164

  Kendell, R E ^a,b   Boyd, J H ^a   Grossmith, V L ^a   Bain, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Schizophrenia; Season of birth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCOTLAND; SEASONS;

EID: 0036773646     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-9964(01)00297-3     Document Type: Article

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