Outcome of psychosis in people of African-Caribbean family origin. Population-based first-episode study

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 175, Issue JUL., 1999, Pages 43-49

  Harrison, Glyn ^a   Amin, Shazad ^b   Singh, Swaran P ^b   Croudace, Tim ^b   Jones, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOSIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033024109     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.175.1.43     Document Type: Article

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