AGE-INCIDENCE ARTIFACTS DO NOT ACCOUNT FOR THE SEASON-OF-BIRTH EFFECT IN SCHIZOPHRENIA

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作者
PULVER, AE [1 ]
MOORMAN, CC [1 ]
BROWN, CH [1 ]
MCGRATH, JA [1 ]
WOLYNIEC, PS [1 ]
机构
[1] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV,SCH HYG & PUBL HLTH,DEPT BIOSTAT,BALTIMORE,MD 21203
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10.1093/schbul/16.1.13
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
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100205 ;
摘要
Contrary to the position taken by Lewis (1989), several articles have demonstrated an association between season of birth and the risk of schizophrenia after controlling for the age-incidence effect. The method used by Pulver et al. (1983) was misinterpreted by Lewis. Clarification of this method is pro-vided along with additional references related to the season-of-birth issue. © 1990 Oxford University Press.
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