The incidence and all-cause mortality of pneumonia in patients with schizophrenia: A nine-year follow-up study

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 460-466

  Chou, Frank Huang Chih ^a,b   Tsai, Kuan Yi ^a,b   Chou, Yu Mei ^c  

^a Superintendent of Kaohsiung Kai Syuan Psychiatric Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b MEIHO UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Incidence; National health insurance research database (NHIRD); Pneumonia; Proportion of days covered (PDC); Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL STATUS; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 84874416085     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2012.12.007     Document Type: Article

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