Schizophrenia and prenatal exposure to the 1957 A2 influenza epidemic in Croatia

L. Erlenmeyer-Kimling, Zdenko Folnegović, Vlasta Hrabak-Žerjavić, Berislav Borčić, Vera Folnegović-Šmalc, Ezra Susser

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Abstract

The authors present data from the Republic of Croatia on schizophrenia rates in a birth cohort prenatally exposed to the 1957 A2 influenza epidemic and in comparison (unexposed) birth cohorts. The rate of schizophrenia did not differ significantly between the exposed and unexposed cohorts.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1496-1498
Number of pages3
JournalAmerican Journal of Psychiatry
Volume151
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 1994

Funding

FundersFunder number
National Institute of Mental HealthR01MH046617

    ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

    • Psychiatry and Mental health

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    Erlenmeyer-Kimling, L., Folnegović, Z., Hrabak-Žerjavić, V., Borčić, B., Folnegović-Šmalc, V., & Susser, E. (1994). Schizophrenia and prenatal exposure to the 1957 A2 influenza epidemic in Croatia. American Journal of Psychiatry, 151(10), 1496-1498. https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.151.10.1496