Risk for schizophrenia in intercountry adoptees: A Danish population-based cohort study

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1053-1060

  Cantor Graae, Elizabeth ^a   Pedersen, Carsten Bøcker ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Age at onset; Denmark; Epidemiology; Intercountry adoptees; Parental age; Schizophrenia; Siblings; Urbanisation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOPTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HEREDITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; ONSET AGE; PARENTAL AGE; POPULATION RESEARCH; POPULATION RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; URBANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOPTION; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; URBANIZATION;

EID: 36049039253     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2007.01788.x     Document Type: Article

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