Effects of Family History and Place and Season of Birth on the Risk of Schizophrenia

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Authors

Preben Bo Mortensen · University Psychiatric Hospital

Carsten Bøcker Pedersen · Statens Serum Institut

Tine Westergaard · Statens Serum Institut

Jan Wohlfahrt · Statens Serum Institut

H. Ewald · Aarhus University Hospital

Ole Mors · Aarhus University Hospital

Per Kragh Andersen

Abstract

Although a history of schizophrenia in a parent or sibling is associated with the highest relative risk of having the disease, the place and season of birth account for many more cases on a population basis.

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Schizophrenia research and treatment Mental Health and Psychiatry Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

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Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 340, Issue 8, pp. 603-608

DOI: 10.1056/nejm199902253400803

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Effects of Family History and Place and Season of Birth on the Risk of Schizophrenia

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