The prevalence of schizophrenia in mainland China: Evidence from epidemiological surveys

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 244-256

  Long, J ^a   Huang, G ^a   Liang, W ^a   Liang, B ^b   Chen, Q ^c   Xie, J ^b   Jiang, J ^a   Su, L ^a  

^a GUANGXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGXI UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^c Guangxi Brain Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

China; Epidemiology; Meta analysis; Prevalence; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CHINA; CHINESE CLASSIFICATION OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DSM-IV; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URBAN AREA; FEMALE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION;

CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84927579142     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acps.12296     Document Type: Article

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