Epidemiology and natural history of schizophrenia

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 871-881

  Bromet, Evelyn J ^a   Fennig, Shmuel ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Shelvata Hospital   (Israel)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Illness course; Risk factors; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

DISEASE COURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0032873694     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3223(99)00153-5     Document Type: Review

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