Correlation between schizophrenia and seasonality of birth in a tropical region Esquizofrenia e correlação da sazonalidade com período de nascimento numa região tropical

• Main Authors: Fernanda A. S. Mendonça (Author), Diogo R. Machado (Author), Juliane A. F. de Lima (Author), Gislaine M. F. Bortollotti (Author), Roseana C. Grilo (Author), Gláucia M. T. dos Santos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, 2009-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the statistical relationship between season of birth and schizophrenia in 461 patients hospitalized in three psychiatric facilities in the towns of Araras, Itapira, and Espírito Santo do Pinhal, interior of São Paulo State, southeastern Brazil. METHODS: Date and place of...