Better outcomes for schizophrenia in non-western countries [9]

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 143-144

  Mathews, Maju ^a   Basil, Biju ^a   Mathews, Manu ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE COURSE; EMPLOYMENT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDIA; LETTER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; PUBLICATION; REMISSION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; WORKPLACE;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 30144443897     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.57.1.143-a     Document Type: Letter

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