Effects of childhood and adolescence physical activity patterns on psychosis risk—a general population cohort study

Risk of disease: keeping kids active Researchers in Finland show that low physical activity in childhood and early adolescence increases the risk of developing schizophrenia. Jarmo Hietala at the University of Turku and colleagues assessed data collected between 1980 and 1986 from an ongoing populat...

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Main Authors: Elina Sormunen, Maiju M. Saarinen, Raimo K. R. Salokangas, Risto Telama, Nina Hutri-Kähönen, Tuija Tammelin, Jorma Viikari, Olli Raitakari, Jarmo Hietala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-01-01
Series:npj Schizophrenia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41537-016-0007-z