Psychiatry Research
Volume 150, Issue 2 , Pages 205-210 , 30 March 2007

Birth order and the severity of illness in schizophrenia

  • Fiona Gaughran

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8AF, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 208 333 3000; fax: +44 208 333 3402.
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  • Robert Blizard

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Science, University College and Royal Free School of Medicine, Hampstead, London, NW3 2QG, United Kingdom
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  • Ramya Mohan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Great Ormond Street/Royal London scheme, Institute of Child Health, London, WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Stanley Zammit

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychological Medicine, Henry Wellcome Building, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, United Kingdom
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  • Michael Owen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychological Medicine, Henry Wellcome Building, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, United Kingdom

Received 20 June 2005 ,Revised 11 May 2006 ,Accepted 12 May 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2006.05.012

Psychiatry Research
Volume 150, Issue 2 , Pages 205-210 , 30 March 2007

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