Sex differences in patients with schizophrenia: A prospective, multi-center study

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 294-298

  Xiang, Yu Tao ^a,b   Wang, Chuan Yue ^a   Weng, Yong Zhen ^a   Bo, Qi Jing ^a   Chiu, Helen F K ^b   Zhao, Jing Ping ^c   Liu, Tie Qiao ^c   Chan, Sandra S M ^b   Lee, Edwin H M ^b   Ungvari, Gabor S ^b  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Body mass index; China; Schizophrenia; Sex differences; Smoking

Indexed keywords

RISPERIDONE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ONSET AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 77952674831     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2010.03.014     Document Type: Article

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