New serological evidence points toward an infectious route to bipolar disorder

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 171, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 485-488

  Meyer, U R S ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

EID: 84899735248     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.14010095     Document Type: Review

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