Genetic epidemiological study of schizophrenia in Palau, Micronesia: Prevalence and familiality

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 4-10

  Myles Worsley, Marina ^a   Coon, Hilary ^a   Tiobech, Josepha ^b   Collier, Jay ^b   Dale, Paul ^c   Wender, Paul ^a   Reimherr, Fred ^a   Polloi, Anthony ^b   Byerley, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Belau National Hospital   (Federated States of Micronesia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Age of onset; Gender differences; Genetic isolate; Multilineal pedigrees

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GENE ISOLATION; GENE SEGREGATION; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; ONSET AGE; PALAU; PEDIGREE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICRONESIA; PEDIGREE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0033525171     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19990205)88:1<4::AID-AJMG2>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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