Explaining sex differences in course and outcome in the functional psychoses

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 161-170

  Navarro, Fernando ^a   Van Os, Jim ^b   Jones, Peter ^a   Murray, Robin ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; REMISSION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

EID: 0030592328     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0920-9964(96)00032-1     Document Type: Article

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