Microvascular abnormality in schizophrenia as shown by retinal imaging

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 170, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1451-1459

  Meier, Madeline H ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Shalev, Idan ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Moffitt, Terrie E ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Kapur, Shitij ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Keefe, Richard S E ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Wong, Tien Y ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Belsky, Daniel W ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Harrington, HonaLee ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Hogan, Sean ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Houts, Renate ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Caspi, Avshalom ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Poulton, Richie ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}  

^a Department of Psychology and Neuroscience ^*  (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^e DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^f DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROVASCULAR ABNORMALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETINA DISEASE; RETINAL ARTERIOLAR CALIBER; RETINAL IMAGING; RETINAL VENULAR CALIBER; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84889577159     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13020234     Document Type: Article

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