Admission rates for schizophrenia in The Netherlands: An urban/rural comparison

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 301-305

  Peen, J ^a,b   Dekker, J ^a  

^a Psychiatric Hospital Amsterdam   (Netherlands)

^b Psychiatric Hospital Amsterdam   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Schizophrenia; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SCHIZOPHRENIA; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

EID: 0030869276     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1997.tb10167.x     Document Type: Article

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