articleArchives of General PsychiatryAug 1, 2004Closed access

Serologic Evidence of Prenatal Influenza in the Etiology of Schizophrenia

New York State Psychiatric Institute · Columbia University

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Abstract

Objective

To examine whether serologically documented prenatal exposure to influenza increases the risk of schizophrenia.

Design

Nested case-control study of a large birth cohort, born from 1959 through 1966, and followed up for psychiatric disorders 30 to 38 years later.

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1,056
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Authors

8

Topics & keywords

Keywords
  • Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming)
  • Offspring
  • Cohort
  • Pregnancy
  • Medicine
  • Psychiatry
  • Cohort study
  • Etiology
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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