The Concept of Population Prevention: Application to Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 791-801

  Mojtabai, Ramin ^a,b   Malaspina, Dolores ^b   Susser, Ezra ^c  

^a Apt 805 ^*  (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

High risk strategy; Population prevention; Prevention; Preventive psychiatry; Primary prevention; Schizophrenia; Secondary prevention

Indexed keywords

CONCEPT FORMATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY;

EID: 0842300452     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.schbul.a007047     Document Type: Conference Paper

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