Critical issues in the evaluation of comorbidity of psychiatric disorders

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 168, Issue JUNE SUPP. 30, 1996, Pages 9-16

  Wittchen, Hans Ulrich ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; COGNITION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; REVIEW; CLASSIFICATION; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; RISK FACTOR; THEORETICAL MODEL; TIME;

CAUSALITY; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK FACTORS; TERMINOLOGY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029953835     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/s000712500029836x     Document Type: Review

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