Familial aggregation of schizophrenia: The moderating effect of age at onset, parental immigration, paternal age and season of birth

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-50

  Svensson, Anna C ^a   Lichtenstein, Paul ^a   Sandin, Sven ^a   Öberg, Sara ^a   Sullivan, Patrick F ^a   Hultman, Christina M ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Age at onset; familial aggregation; migration; paternal age; recurrence risk ratio; schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; ONSET AGE; PARENT; PATERNAL AGE; PEDIGREE; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEASON; SIBLING; STATISTICS; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; PARTURITION; PATERNAL AGE; PEDIGREE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEASONS; SIBLINGS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856756346     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494811420485     Document Type: Article

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