Onset, course, and outcome of schizophrenia

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 73-76

  Rakfeldt, Jaak ^a,b   McGlashan, Thomas H ^a  

^a Abraham Ribicoff Research Facilities   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; ONSET AGE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SHORT SURVEY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0030029097     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001504-199601000-00014     Document Type: Short Survey

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