Season of birth, age and negative symptoms in a xhosa schizophrenia sample from the southern hemisphere

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 698-703

  Jordaan, Esmè ^a   Niehaus, Dana J H ^b   Koen, Liezl ^b   Seller, Cathlene ^b   Mbanga, Irene ^b   Emsley, Robin A ^b  

^a MRC Biostatistics Unit   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Schizophrenia; Season of birth; Southern Hemisphere; Xhosa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; APATHY; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BIRTH; BIRTH RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; SPRING; SUMMER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WINTER;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MOTIVATION; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 33745592548     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1614.2006.01870.x     Document Type: Article

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