Childhood sexual abuse and the development of schizophrenia

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 982, 2007, Pages 507-508

  Friedman, Trevor ^a   Tin, Nyunt Nyunt ^a  

^a LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 34548189522     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2006.054577     Document Type: Editorial

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