A hypothesis on the abnormal seasonality of schizophrenic births.
The hypothesis is proposed that the abnormal seasonality of schizophrenic births is partly a consequence of seasonal variation of conception and of an associated seasonal variation of risk of premature delivery.
Müller
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Division of Statistics, University of California, Davis 95616.
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D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005860:Germany, West / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012621:Seasons