Twenty-year course of schizophrenia: The madras longitudinal study

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 564-569

  Thara, R ^a  

^a SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

Follow up studies; Mortality; Pattern of course; Schizophrenia; Work

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORTALITY; RECURRENCE RISK; RELAPSE; REMISSION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

EID: 4544227485     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370404900808     Document Type: Article

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