Parental consanguineous marriages and age at onset of schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 126, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 298-299

  Nafissi, Samane ^a   Ansari Lari, Maryam ^a   Saadat, Mostafa ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; CONSANGUINITY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 79952005563     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2010.11.029     Document Type: Letter

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