Does the place of treatment influence the quality of life of schizophrenics?

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 142-148

  Rossler W ^a   Salize, H J ^b   Cucchiaro, G ^b   Reinhard, I ^b   Kernig, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PSYCHIATRY   (Switzerland)

^b CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Quality of life; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0032804971     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1999.tb10835.x     Document Type: Article

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