Cancer risk before schizophrenia diagnosis in Taiwan, 1995-2009

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 729-731

  Chen, Yu Jung ^a,b   Lin, Gen Min ^a,b   Li, Yi Hwei ^a  

^a TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HUALIEN ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; EDITORIAL; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FIRST DEGREE RELATIVE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; LIFESTYLE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; TAIWAN;

EID: 84879347294     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: 17451701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbt053     Document Type: Editorial

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