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Seasonality of Schizophrenic Births: Harmful Effects Or Genetic Morphism?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Donald I. Templer  and
David M. Veleber
Donald I. Templer
Affiliation:
California School of Professional Psychology, 1350 M Streety Fresno, California 93721, USA
David M. Veleber
Affiliation:
California School of Professional Psychology, 1350 M Streety Fresno, California 93721, USA
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 140 , Issue 3 , March 1982 , pp. 323 - 324
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1982 

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