Mortality in people with schizophrenia in rural China: 10-year cohort study

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 190, Issue MAR., 2007, Pages 237-242

  Ran, Mao Sheng ^a,b,c   Chen, Eric Yu Hai ^a   Conwell, Yeates ^d   Chan, Cecilia Lai Wan ^a   Yip, Paul S F ^a   Xiang, Meng Ze ^c   Caine, Eric D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUAM   (Guam)

^c SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHINA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; ONSET AGE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUICIDE;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; CHINA; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUICIDE;

EID: 33847718323     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.106.025155     Document Type: Article

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