Pathway to care for patients with first-episode psychosis in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Chiang, James C S ^a   Chow, Alex S Y ^a   Chan, Raymond C K ^b,c   Law, C W ^a   Chen, Eric Y H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; Psychotic disorders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOSIS; SAMPLE SIZE; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 27744600760     PISSN: 10262121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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