Ethnicity and outcome of psychosis

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 175, Issue JUL., 1999, Pages 34-42

  Goater, Nicky ^a   King, Michael ^a   Cole, Eleanor ^b   Leavey, Gerard ^c   Johnson Sabine, Eric ^c   Blizard, Robert ^a   Hoar, Amanda ^c  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c ST ANN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEGRO; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032985615     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.175.1.34     Document Type: Article

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