Childhood IQ in relation to later psychiatric disorder: Evidence from a Danish birth cohort study

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 187, Issue AUG., 2005, Pages 180-181

  Batty, G David ^a,b   Mortensen, Erik L ^a   Osler, Merete ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DENMARK; DEPRESSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PERSONALITY DISORDER; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADULT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 23744490112     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.187.2.180     Document Type: Article

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