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Order of Birth and Schizophrenia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

N. Sundararaj  and
B. S. Sridhara Rama Rao
N. Sundararaj
Affiliation:
All India Institute of Mental Health, Bangalore 11, India
B. S. Sridhara Rama Rao
Affiliation:
All India Institute of Mental Health, Bangalore 11, India
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In a previous survey of hospital in-patients it was observed that among schizophrenics the earlier born were affected to a greater extent (Rao and Sundararaj, 1964). Following a suggestion by Slater (personal communication) the work was extended and further data collected on a larger number of patients to determine the role of birth order in schizophrenics. The present communication reports the findings.

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Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 112 , Issue 492 , November 1966 , pp. 1127 - 1129
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1966 

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