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[Do obstetric complications increase the risk of schizophrenia?].
Tidsskrift for den Norske laegeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny raekke - 11 Feb 2010
Haukvik Unn Kristin, Agartz Ingrid
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BACKGROUND: Schizophrenia is a serious mental disease of unknown aetiology. Genetic liability is the most important risk factor. Several studies have demonstrated that pre and perinatal complications/traumas are associated with an increased risk of developing schizophrenia in adult age. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of research on obstetric complications as risk factors for schizophrenia....
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