Geographical variation in rate of schizophrenia in rural Ireland by place at birth vs place at onset

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 233-243

  Youssef, Hanafy A ^a   Scully, Paul J ^a,b   Kinsella, Anthony ^c   Waddington, John L ^a,b  

^a St Davnet's Hospital   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Geographical variation; Place at birth; Place at onset; Rate of occurrence; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; ONSET AGE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0033594975     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-9964(98)00171-6     Document Type: Article

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