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Advanced paternal age: How old is too old? (2006)
Journal Article

Average paternal age in the UK is increasing. The public health implications of this trend have not been widely anticipated or debated. This commentary aims to contribute to such a debate. Accumulated chromosomal aberrations and mutations occurri... Read More about Advanced paternal age: How old is too old?.

Increase in schizophrenia incidence rates: Findings in a Canadian cohort born 1975-1985 (2006)
Journal Article

Background: Results from previous studies on the incidence rates for schizophrenia are inconsistent, with some showing a declining rate [e.g., Suvisaari et al. (1999) Arch Gen Psychiatry 56:733-740] and others showing an increasing rate [e.g., Boydel... Read More about Increase in schizophrenia incidence rates: Findings in a Canadian cohort born 1975-1985.

Suicide rates, life satisfaction and happiness as markers for population mental health (2006)
Journal Article

Objective: To examine the association of variables from survey data on well-being with suicide rates and other markers of population mental health in Europe. Design: Ecological study correlating (Spearman's rank correlation) life satisfaction and hap... Read More about Suicide rates, life satisfaction and happiness as markers for population mental health.

Associations of childhood and adulthood height and the components of height with insulin-like growth factor levels in adulthood: A 65-year follow-up of the Boyd Orr cohort (2006)
Journal Article

Context: Taller individuals with longer legs have a higher risk of cancer but a lower risk of coronary heart disease. Objective: We investigated whether childhood height and its components are associated with the IGF system in adulthood. Design and P... Read More about Associations of childhood and adulthood height and the components of height with insulin-like growth factor levels in adulthood: A 65-year follow-up of the Boyd Orr cohort.

Relationship between antidepressant sales and secular trends in suicide rates in the Nordic countries (2006)
Journal Article

Background: The effect of recent increases in antidepressant prescribing on population suicide rates is uncertain. Aims: To investigate the relationship between antidepressant sales and trends in suicide rates. Method: Graphical and quantitative asse... Read More about Relationship between antidepressant sales and secular trends in suicide rates in the Nordic countries.