Urbanization and psychosis: A study of 1942-1978 birth cohorts in The Netherlands

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 871-879

  Marcelis, M ^b   Navarro Mateu, F ^b   Murray, R ^b   Selten, J P ^b   Van Os, J ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; NETHERLANDS; ONSET AGE; PSYCHOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBANIZATION;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0031850757     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291798006898     Document Type: Article

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