Urban birth and risk of schizophrenia: A worrying example of epidemiology where the data are stronger than the hypotheses

Epidemiologia e Psichiatria Sociale

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 243-246

  McGrath, John ^a   Scott, James ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

BIRTH; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POLLUTION; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STRESS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 33845620902     PISSN: 1121189X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1121189x00002104     Document Type: Review

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