Stability of Diagnosis in schizophrenia

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 153, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 682-686

  Chen, Y Richard ^a,b   Swann, Alan C ^a   Burt, Diana B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0029925431     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.153.5.682     Document Type: Article

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