Schizophrenia in the Faroe Islands

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 351-357

  Palmquist, Jan ^a   Wang, August G ^b  

^a ÖSTERSUND HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b General Hospital   (Faroe Islands)

Author keywords

Faroe Islands; Follow up; Incidence; Outcome; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALIENATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FAROE ISLANDS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0030668025     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08039489709090729     Document Type: Article

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