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Title: Summer birth and deficit schizophrenia in Tunisia.
Author: Kallel L, Brunelin J, Zghal A, Labbane R, Dalery J, d'Amato T, Saoud M.
Abstract:
Summer birth has been associated with the deficit Schizophrenia syndrome, while DSM-IV schizophrenia is associated with winter birth. We confirm these monthly differences in a Tunisian sample of patients with schizophrenia, with a summer birth peak (n=34
Journal: Psychiatry Res. 2007 May 3; [Epub ahead of print]