Prenatal maternal infection, neurodevelopment and adult schizophrenia: A systematic review of population-based studies

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 239-257

  Khandaker, G M ^a,b   Zimbron, J ^a,b   Lewis, G ^c   Jones, P B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytokines; infection; neurodevelopment; pregnancy; schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE;

ADULT; ANIMAL; AUTOIMMUNITY; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; BRAIN; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DISEASE MODEL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNITY; BRAIN; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CYTOKINES; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872118489     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291712000736     Document Type: Article

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