Mortality among patients with schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 485-499

  Simpson, John C ^a,b,c   Tsuang, Ming T ^b,d,e,f  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c Brockton/W Roxbury Vet Aff M   (United States)

^d Department of Psychiatry ^*  (United States)

^e Harvard Inst Psychiat E   (United States)

^f Psychiatry Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0029793243     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/schbul/22.3.485     Document Type: Article

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