Schizophrenia in Surinamese and Dutch Antillean immigrants to The Netherlands: Evidence of an increased incidence

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 807-811

  Selten, J P ^a,b   Slaets, J P J ^a   Kahn, R S ^a  

^a LEYENBURG HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NETHERLANDS ANTILLES; REGISTER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SURINAME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NETHERLANDS ANTILLES; REGISTRIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURINAME;

EID: 0030878589     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291797005199     Document Type: Article

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