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Schizophrenia's places and seasons
Environmental influences on prenatal brain development may contribute as much or more than genes to schizophrenia.
References:
Andreasen, N.C. 1999. Understanding the causes of schizophrenia. New England Journal of Medicine 340(Feb. 25):645.
Mortensen, P.B., et al. 1999. Effects of family history and place and season of birth on the risk of schizophrenia. New England Journal of Medicine 340(Feb. 25):603.
Further Readings:
Bower, B. 1996. New culprits cited for schizophrenia. Science News 149(Feb. 3):68.
Sources:
Nancy C. Andreasen
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242
Preben Bo Mortensen
Aarhus University Hospital
Department of Psychiatric Demography
Institute for Basic Psychiatric Research
Psychiatric Hospital
Skovagervej 2
8240 Risskov
Denmark
From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 11, March 13, 1999, p. 170. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.
