Increasing age does not decrease risk of schizophrenia up to age 40

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 105-110

  Haukka, Jari ^a   Suvisaari, Jaana ^a   Lönnqvist, Jouko ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Age at onset; Age specific risk; Frailty model; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION MODEL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTRATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0037401050     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-9964(02)00233-5     Document Type: Article

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