Confirmation of synergy between urbanicity and familial liability in the causation of psychosis

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 161, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2312-2314

  Van Os, Jim ^a   Pedersen, Carsten B ^b   Mortensen, Preben B ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; CAUSALITY; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 9744272427     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.161.12.2312     Document Type: Article

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