Increased rates of schizophrenia among immigrants: Some methodological concerns raised by Danish findings

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 813-820

  Mortensen, P B ^a   Cantor Graae, E ^b   McNeil, T F ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENMARK; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

AFFECTIVE DISORDERS, PSYCHOTIC; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DENMARK; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; REGISTRIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELECTION BIAS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0030859155     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291797004741     Document Type: Article

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