Age at onset in schizophrenia and risk of illness in relatives: Results from the Roscommon family study

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 169, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 213-218

  Kendler, Kenneth S ^a   Karkowski Shuman, Laura ^a   Walsh, Dermot ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b St Loman's Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FAMILY STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; ONSET AGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; HUMANS; IRELAND; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0029769473     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.169.2.213     Document Type: Article

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