Using consensus OPCRIT diagnoses: An efficient procedure for best- estimate lifetime diagnoses

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 175, Issue AUG., 1999, Pages 154-157

  Azevedo, Maria Helena ^a,c   Soares, M J ^a   Coelho, I ^a   Dourado, A ^a   Valente, J ^a   Macedo, A ^a   Pato, M ^a,b   Pato, C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORGANIZATION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOIDISM; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0032803505     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.175.2.154     Document Type: Article

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