Low birth weight linked to psychosis-like symptoms
Friday, May 29, 2009 - 11:42
in Health & Medicine
(PhysOrg.com) -- Low birth weight babies are at greater risk of developing psychosis-like symptoms as they grow up, research suggests. The study, published in the June issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry, shows a link between children`s size at birth and their mental health at the age of 12.
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