Meta-analysis of the association of urbanicity with schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1118-1123

  Vassos, Evangelos ^a   Pedersen, Carsten B ^b   Murray, Robin M ^a   Collier, David A ^a   Lewis, Cathryn M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

psychosis; review; schizophrenia; urban environment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SCHIZOPHRENIA; URBAN AREA;

HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION DENSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SCANDINAVIA; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; URBAN POPULATION; URBANIZATION;

EID: 84869005044     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: 17451701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbs096     Document Type: Article

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