Excess in the spring and deficit in the autumn in birth rates of male schizophrenic patients in Italy: Potential role of perinatal risk factors

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 425-431

  Bersani, Giuseppe ^a,d   Pucci, Daniela ^a   Gherardelli, Simona ^a   Conforti, Filippo ^a   Bersani, Iliana ^c   Osborn, John F ^a   Hansen, Vidje ^b   Pancheri, Paolo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Births; Schizophrenia; Seasons

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BIRTH RATE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING;

ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PARTURITION; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEASONS;

EID: 33747728898     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050600736812     Document Type: Article

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