Environmental factors in schizophrenia: The role of migrant studies

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 405-408

  Fearon, Paul ^a   Morgan, Craig ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

African Caribbean; Environmental; Ethnicity; Incidence; Psychosis; Social

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR DISORDER; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCIDENCE; MANIA; MIGRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ASPECT;

HUMANS; INCIDENCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

EID: 33745598794     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: 17451701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbj076     Document Type: Review

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