At issue: Is natural selection rendering schizophrenia less severe?

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 428-429

  McGlashan, T H ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NATURAL SELECTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REPRODUCTION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SHORT SURVEY;

HUMANS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33745608939     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: 17451701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbj081     Document Type: Short Survey

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