Seasonal correlation of sporadic schizophrenia to <it>Ixodes</it> ticks and Lyme borreliosis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Being born in winter and spring is considered one of the most robust epidemiological risk factors for schizophrenia. The aetiology and exact timing of this birth excess, however, has remained elusive so far. Since during phylogeny, &...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fritzsche Markus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2002-11-01
Series:International Journal of Health Geographics
Online Access:http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/content/1/1/2