Incidence rate of schizophrenia after the Tangshan earthquake in China: a 44-year retrospective birth cohort study

Abstract Preliminary evidence indicates that natural disasters are associated with an increased risk for schizophrenia. With few longitudinal studies on earthquakes, this retrospective cohort study examined exposure to the 1976 Tangshan earthquake and the subsequent risk of schizophrenia. Population...

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Main Authors: Yun-Shu Zhang, Wen-Wang Rao, Li-Li Zhang, Hong-Xue Jia, Hao Bi, Hai-Long Wang, Lloyd Balbuena, Ke-Qing Li, Yu-Tao Xiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2022-09-01
Series:Translational Psychiatry
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-022-02125-3