The incidence and prevalence of schizophrenia varies with latitude

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 36-39

  Saha, S ^a   Chant, D C ^a,b   Welham, J L ^a   McGrath, J J ^a,b  

^a QUEENSLAND CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Demography; Epidemiology; Incidence; Prevalence; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LATITUDE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX RATIO; URBAN AREA;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL;

EID: 33745081916     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2005.00742.x     Document Type: Article

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