The first contact of patients with schizophrenia with psychiatric services: Social factors and pathways to care in a multi-ethnic population

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 475-483

  Burnett, R ^a   Mallett, R ^a   Bhugra, D ^a   Hutchinson, G ^a   Der, G ^a   Leff, J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CENTRAL AMERICA; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0032994378     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291798008125     Document Type: Article

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