Schizophrenic patients who were never treated - A study in an Indian urban community

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1113-1117

  Padmavathi, R ^a   Rajkumar, S ^a   Srinivasan, T N ^a  

^a SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISABLED PERSON; DIVORCE; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DISEASE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THERAPY; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIVORCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0031687571     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291798007077     Document Type: Article

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