Psychotic illness in ethnic minorities: Clarification from the 1991 census

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 203-208

  Van Os, J ^a,b   Castle, D J ^a   Takei, N ^a   Der, G ^a   Murray, R M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030053444     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0033291700033845     Document Type: Article

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