Social environment and longevity in schizophrenia

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 141-145

  Christensen, Alan J ^a   Dornink, Rachel ^a   Ehlers, Shawna L ^a   Schultz, Susan K ^b  

^a E11 SSH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Psychiatric populations; Schizophrenia; Social support; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0032897264     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-199903000-00003     Document Type: Article

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