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The Evidence for a Birth Order Factor in Schizophrenia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

R. D. Hinshelwood
R. D. Hinshelwood*
Affiliation:
Marlborough Day Hospital, 38 Marlborough Place, London, N.W.8
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The presence of a birth order factor in the aetiology of schizophrenia is indicated by evidence of two kinds. The evidence, however, is apparently conflicting.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 117 , Issue 538 , September 1970 , pp. 293 - 301
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1970 

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