The urban risk and migration risk factors for schizophrenia: Are cats the answer?

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 159, Issue 2-3, 2014, Pages 299-302

  Torrey, E Fuller ^a   Yolken, Robert H ^b  

^a Stanley Manne Children s Research Institute   (United States)

^b Johns Hopkins Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Oocysts; Toxoplasma gondii; Toxoplasmosis; Urban risk

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; CAT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FECES; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCIDENCE; MIGRATION; NEUROTROPISM; OOCYST; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; URBAN AREA; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 84922530553     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: 15732509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2014.09.027     Document Type: Article

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