Mortality and causes of death in schizophrenia in Stockholm County, Sweden

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 21-28

  Ösby, Urban ^a,b   Correia, Nestor ^b   Brandt, Lena ^b   Ekbom, Anders ^b   Sparén, Pär ^b,c  

^a Lowenstromska Hospital   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Medical record linkage; Schi zophrenia suicide; Schizophrenia; Schizophrenia epidemiology; Schizophrenia mortality; Standardized mortality ratios

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUICIDE; SWEDEN; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGED; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDE; SWEDEN;

EID: 2542509446     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-9964(99)00191-7     Document Type: Article

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