First-onset schizophrenia in the community: Relationship of urbanization with onset, early manifestations and typology

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 431-438

  Varma, V K ^a,b   Wig, N N ^a   Phookun, H R ^a   Misra, A K ^a   Khare, C B ^a   Tripathi, B M ^a   Behere, P B ^a   Yoo, Eun S ^c   Susser, E S ^b  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural differences; Schizophrenia; Typology; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; URBANIZATION;

EID: 0030664901     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1997.tb09944.x     Document Type: Article

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