Schizophrenia Research
Volume 42, Issue 1 , Pages 79-82 , 16 March 2000

Type of feeding during infancy and later development of schizophrenia

  • Tsukasa Sasaki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Teikyo University Mizonokuchi Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan
    • Department of Psychiatry, Health Service Center, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Present address: Department of Psychiatry, Health Service Center, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113, Japan. Fax: +81-3-5841-2588
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  • Yuji Okazaki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Mie University School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan
    • ,
  • Rie Akaho

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Kanji Masui

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokuto Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Seiichi Harada

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Mie University School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan
    • Department of Psychiatry, Tokyo Telecommunication Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Ilbong Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Satoru Takazawa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Teikyo University Mizonokuchi Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan
    • ,
  • Shojiro Takahashi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Tokyo Metropolitan Matsuzawa Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Shigeru Iida

      Affiliations

    • Shofuso Mental Hospital, Saitama, Japan
    • ,
  • Mitsutoshi Takakuwa

      Affiliations

    • Ichinodai Mental Clinic, Tokyo, Japan

Received 15 February 1999 ,Accepted 9 June 1999.

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Schizophrenia Research
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