The quality of life of people with schizophrenia in Boulder, Colorado, and Bologna, Italy

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 559-568

  Warner, Richard ^a,b   De Girolamo, Giovanni ^c   Belelli, Gabriella ^c   Bologna, Carlo ^c   Fioritti, Angelo ^c   Rosini, Giorgio ^c  

^a Mental Health Center of Boulder County Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c Azienda Bologna Nord ^*

Author keywords

Italy; Quality of life; Transnational comparison

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOIDISM; SCHIZOPHRENIA; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING;

EID: 0031787415     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.schbul.a033349     Document Type: Conference Paper

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