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Volume 124, Issue 1 , Pages 240-241 , December 2010

Incidence of schizophrenia among Moroccan immigrants to the Netherlands

J.P. Selten
- Rivierduinen Institute for Mental Health Care, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Corresponding author. De School, Endegeesterstraatweg 2, 2342 AJ Oegstgeest, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 71 890 7200; fax: +31 71 890 7206.
W. Laan
- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Centre, Box 85500, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands
N.D. Veen
- Delfland Institute for Mental Health Care, GGZ Delfland, Box 5016, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands
J.D. Blom
- Parnassia BAVO Psychiatric Institute, Lijnbaan 4, 2512 VA, The Hague, The Netherlands
W. Veling
- Parnassia BAVO Psychiatric Institute, Lijnbaan 4, 2512 VA, The Hague, The Netherlands
H.W. Hoek
- Parnassia BAVO Psychiatric Institute, Lijnbaan 4, 2512 VA, The Hague, The Netherlands

Received 7 June 2010 ,Accepted 7 August 2010.

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