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Research Article

An association between autumn birth and clozapine treatment in patients with schizophrenia: A population-based analysis

Holger J. Sørensen Holger J. Sørensen, Centre for Schizophrenia, Aalborg University Hospital, and Psychiatric Centre Copenhagen, Capital Region of Copenhagen, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Leslie Foldager Leslie Foldager, Translational Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, and Bioinformatics Research Centre, Aarhus University, Denmark
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Rasmus Røge Rasmus Røge, Centre for Schizophrenia, Aalborg University Hospital, Denmark
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Sofie Gry Pristed Sofie Gry Pristed, Centre for Schizophrenia, Aalborg University Hospital, Denmark
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Jesper T. Andreasen Jesper T. Andreasen, Dept of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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Jimmi Nielsen Jimmi Nielsen, Centre for Schizophrenia, Aalborg University Hospital, Denmark
Pages 428-432 | Accepted 01 Oct 2013, Published online: 15 Nov 2013

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