Cannabis and other variables affecting age at onset in a schizophrenia founder population

South African Psychiatry Review

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 99-103

  Roos, J L ^a   Pretorius, H W ^b   Karayiorgou, M ^a   Boraine, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Founder population; Psychosis; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; ONSET AGE; PHENOTYPE; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745610856     PISSN: 18117805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajpsy.v9i2.30212     Document Type: Article

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