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RESULTS of birth order studies on schizophrenics from the United States, Canada and Britain suggest an increased incidence of patients born late in the family1–7.
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HINSHELWOOD, R. Schizophrenic Birth Order: the Last but One Position. Nature 220, 490 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/220490a0
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