Environmental influences in schizophrenia: The known and the unknown

Advances in Psychiatric Treatment

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 323-330

  Leask, Stuart J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUNGER; IMMIGRATION; INFLUENZA; LIFE EVENT; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEASONAL VARIATION; STRESS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URBANIZATION;

EID: 4544266907     PISSN: 13555146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/apt.10.5.323     Document Type: Article

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