Seasonality effects on schizophrenic births in multiplex families in a tropical island

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 93-97

  Carrión Baralt, Jose R ^a   Smith, Christopher J ^a   Rossy Fullana, Enrique ^b   Lewis Fernández, Roberto ^c   Davis, Kenneth L ^a   Silverman, Jeremy M ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Etiology; Genetics; Puerto Rico; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTHPLACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERTO RICO; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE; TROPICS; WEATHER;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTURITION; PUERTO RICO; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEASONS; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 33646833597     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2004.04.017     Document Type: Article

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