No association between season of birth of patients with schizophrenia and risk of schizophrenia among their siblings

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-6

  Suvisaari, Jaana M ^a   Haukka, Jari K ^a   Lönnqvist, Jouko K ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Association; Schizophrenia; Season of birth

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; FAMILY; FINLAND; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL PATIENT; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIBLING; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 0346965678     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-9964(02)00506-6     Document Type: Article

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