A systematic review and meta-analysis of the ethnic density effect in psychotic disorders

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 519-529

  Bosqui, Tania Josiane ^a   Hoy, Katrina ^b   Shannon, Ciarán ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnic density; Ethnic minorities; Psychotic disorders

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; META ANALYSIS; MINORITY GROUP; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MINORITY GROUPS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84898662991     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-013-0773-0     Document Type: Article

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