Schizophrenia Research
Volume 42, Issue 1 , Pages 67-77 , 16 March 2000

Reliability of the Life Chart Schedule for assessment of the long-term course of schizophrenia

  • Ezra Susser

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University, Department of Psychiatry, New York, NY, USA
    • New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
    • Columbia University, Division of Epidemiology, New York, NY, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Present address: 601 West 168th Street, Suite 32, New York, NY 10032, USA. Tel.: +1-212-740-6316; fax: +1-212-795-9768
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  • Molly Finnerty

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University, Department of Psychiatry, New York, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Ramin Mojtabai

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University, Department of Psychiatry, New York, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Scott Yale

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University, Department of Psychiatry, New York, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Sarah Conover

      Affiliations

    • New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Ray Goetz

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University, Department of Psychiatry, New York, NY, USA
    • New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Xavier Amador

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University, Department of Psychiatry, New York, NY, USA
    • New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA

Received 10 August 1998 ,Accepted 3 May 1999.

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