Schizophrenia Research
Volume 116, Issue 2 , Pages 184-190 , February 2010

Differences in maternal and paternal age between Schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders

  • Jorge Lopez-Castroman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry at Fundacion Jimenez Diaz Hospital and Autonoma University, CIBERSAM, Madrid, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Servicio de Psiquiatría, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Avenida Reyes Católicos 2, 28040, Madrid, Spain. Tel./fax: +34 91 550 4987.
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  • David Delgado Gómez

      Affiliations

    • Instituto Nacional de Salud Carlos III, CIBERSAM, Madrid, Spain
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  • Juan José Carballo Belloso

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry at Fundacion Jimenez Diaz Hospital and Autonoma University, CIBERSAM, Madrid, Spain
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  • Pablo Fernandez-Navarro

      Affiliations

    • Epidemiology and Public Health CIBERESP, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
    • Enviromental and Cancer Epidemiology Unit, National Center of Epidemiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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  • M. Mercedes Perez-Rodriguez

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, USA
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  • Ignacio Basurte Villamor

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry at Fundacion Jimenez Diaz Hospital and Autonoma University, CIBERSAM, Madrid, Spain
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  • Francisco Ferre Navarrete

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry at Gregorio Marañon General University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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  • Consuelo Morant Ginestar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mental Health, Madrid Regional Health Council, Spain
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  • Dianne Currier

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry at the New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York, USA
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  • Marta Reyes Torres

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, CIBERSAM, Madrid, Spain
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  • Mercedes Navio-Acosta

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry at 12 de Octubre University Hospital, CIBERSAM, Madrid, Spain
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  • Jerónimo Saiz-Ruiz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, CIBERSAM, Madrid, Spain
    • Department of Psychiatry, Alcala University, Madrid, Spain
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  • Miguel Angel Jimenez-Arriero

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry at 12 de Octubre University Hospital, CIBERSAM, Madrid, Spain
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  • Enrique Baca-Garcia

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry at Fundacion Jimenez Diaz Hospital and Autonoma University, CIBERSAM, Madrid, Spain
    • Department of Psychiatry at the New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York, USA

Received 23 June 2009 ,Revised 11 November 2009 ,Accepted 12 November 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2009.11.006

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 116, Issue 2 , Pages 184-190 , February 2010

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