Schizophrenia Research
Volume 88, Issue 1 , Pages 96-101 , December 2006

A population based elaboration of the role of age of onset on the course of schizophrenia

  • Jonathan Rabinowitz

      Affiliations

    • Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +972 9 748 3679; fax: +972 9 740 1318.
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  • Stephen Z. Levine

      Affiliations

    • Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
    • ,
  • Heinz Häfner

      Affiliations

    • Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany

Received 12 May 2006 ,Revised 22 June 2006 ,Accepted 17 July 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2006.07.007

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 88, Issue 1 , Pages 96-101 , December 2006

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