Seasonality of birth in schizophrenia patients. A review of the literature;Sezonowość urodzeń pacjentów ze schizofrenia̧. Przegla̧d badań

Psychiatria Polska

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 259-270

  Bembenek, Andrzej ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Birth seasonality; Epidemiology; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; RISK; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WINTER;

BIRTH RATE; CLIMATE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PERIODICITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEASONS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 17144399187     PISSN: 00332674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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