Mortality of geriatric and younger patients with schizophrenia in the community

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 143-151

  Ran, Mao Sheng ^a   Chan, Cecilia Lai Wan ^b   Chen, Eric Yu Hai ^b   Tang, Cui Ping ^c   Lin, Fu Rong ^c   Li, Li ^c   Li, Si Gan ^c   Mao, Wen Jun ^d   Hu, Shi Hui ^d   Schwab, Gerhard ^a   Conwell, Yeates ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUAM   (Guam)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Xinjin Mental Hospital   (China)

^d SHANDONG MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHINESE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; RELIGION; RURAL AREA; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHINA; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 43549102207     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.2008.38.2.143     Document Type: Article

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