A 16-year follow-up study of schizophrenia and related disorders in Sofia, Bulgaria

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 200-207

  Ganev, K ^a   Onchev, G ^a   Ivanov, P ^a  

^a WHO Collaborating Ctr Res T   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Longitudinal study; Outcome assessment; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BULGARIA; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031722130     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1998.tb10067.x     Document Type: Article

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