An evaluation of variation in published estimates of schizophrenia prevalence from 1990-2013: A systematic literature review

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Simeone, Jason C ^a   Ward, Alexandra J ^a   Rotella, Philip ^a   Collins, Jenna ^a   Windisch, Ricarda ^b  

^a EVIDERA   (United States)

^b F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AGE; ARTICLE; ASIA; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; AWARENESS; EUROPE; HUMAN; ICD-10; ICD-9; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PREVALENCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREND STUDY; VIET NAM; TIME FACTOR;

EUROPE; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84938875346     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12888-015-0578-7     Document Type: Article

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