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Season of Birth of Schizophrenics: Cyclic Trends and Their Analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Tom Shensky
Affiliation:
Bethlem Royal and Maudsley Hospitals, Denmark Hill, London SE5
Eric Shur
Affiliation:
Bethlem Royal and Maudsley Hospitals, Denmark Hill, London SE5
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Abstract

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Type
Correspondence
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1982 

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