Gender differences in schizophrenia. A literature review;Diferencias de género en la esquizofrenia. Una revisión de la literatura

Actas Espanolas de Psiquiatria

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 178-185

  Usall, J ^a,b   Busquets, E ^a   Araya, S ^a   Ochoa, S ^a   Gost, A ^a  

^a Hospital S Juan de Dios   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DOS DE MAIG   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brain imaging; Clinical presentation; Epidemiology; Familial risk; Gender; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0034182452     PISSN: 11399287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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