Serologic evidence of prenatal influenza in the etiology of schizophrenia
AS Brown, MD Begg, S Gravenstein… - Archives of general …, 2004 - jamanetwork.com
Context Some, but not all, previous studies suggest that prenatal influenza exposure
increases the risk of schizophrenia. These studies used dates of influenza epidemics and
maternal recall of infection to define influenza exposure, suggesting that discrepant findings
may have resulted from exposure misclassification. Objective To examine whether
serologically documented prenatal exposure to influenza increases the risk of
schizophrenia. Design Nested case-control study of a large birth cohort, born from 1959 …
increases the risk of schizophrenia. These studies used dates of influenza epidemics and
maternal recall of infection to define influenza exposure, suggesting that discrepant findings
may have resulted from exposure misclassification. Objective To examine whether
serologically documented prenatal exposure to influenza increases the risk of
schizophrenia. Design Nested case-control study of a large birth cohort, born from 1959 …