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dc.contributor.authorMcGrath, John
dc.contributor.authorScott, James
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T16:58:11Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T16:58:11Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.date.modified2010-02-09T05:28:26Z
dc.identifier.issn1121189X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/28686
dc.description.abstractThere is robust and consistent evidence from epidemiological studies showing that urban birth is associated with an increased risk of developing schizophrenia. Evidence suggests that this exposure may be associated with a sizeable proportion of cases. To date the candidate exposures underlying the urban birth risk factor have included infectious agents, low prenatal vitamin D, toxins associated with pollution, and stress. However, in general, the hypotheses proposed to explain the urban birth risk factor have been unsatisfying. In light of the general trend towards increasing urbanization, it is feasible that the attributable fraction of schizophrenia associated with urban birth may increase. The psychiatric research community should have a sense of urgency in exploring the mechanisms linking urban birth and risk of schizophrenia.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherIl Pensiero Scientifico Editore
dc.publisher.placeItaly
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.psychiatry.univr.it/
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom243
dc.relation.ispartofpageto246
dc.relation.ispartofissue4
dc.relation.ispartofjournalEpidemiologia e Psichiatria Sociale
dc.relation.ispartofvolume15
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEpidemiology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic Health and Health Services
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode111706
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1103
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1117
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1701
dc.titleUrban birth and risk of schizophrenia: a worrying example of epidemiology where the data are stronger than the hypotheses
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2006
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorMcGrath, John J.


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