Schizophrenia Research
Volume 122, Issue 1 , Pages 280-281 , September 2010

Religiosity and gender differences among Brazilian schizophrenic patients

  • Pryscilla C. Trindade

      Affiliations

    • Santa Casa de São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
    • ,
  • Roberta G. Simonaggio

      Affiliations

    • Santa Casa de São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
    • ,
  • Laura F.L. Fernandes

      Affiliations

    • Santa Casa de São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
    • ,
  • Sérgio Tamai

      Affiliations

    • Santa Casa de São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
    • Santa Casa de São Paulo Integrated Mental Health Center, Division of General Adult Psychiatry, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
    • ,
  • Ricardo R. Uchida

      Affiliations

    • Santa Casa de São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
    • Santa Casa de São Paulo Integrated Mental Health Center, Division of General Adult Psychiatry, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of General Adult Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Santa Casa de Sao Paulo School of Medicine, 241 Major Maragliano St., Sao Paulo 04017-030, Brazil. Tel.: +55 11 3466 2145.
    • ,
  • Marsal Sanches

      Affiliations

    • The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, United States

Received 24 November 2009 ,Revised 10 February 2010 ,Accepted 15 February 2010.

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PII: S0920-9964(10)01140-0

doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2010.02.1054

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 122, Issue 1 , Pages 280-281 , September 2010

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