Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 45, Issue 3 , Pages 225-229 , May 2004

Korean version of the diagnostic interview for genetic studies: Validity and reliability

  • Eun-Jeong Joo

      Affiliations

    • Eulji University, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Eulji Hospital, Seoul, Korea South Korea
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  • Yeon-Ho Joo

      Affiliations

    • University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea South Korea
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  • Jin-Pyo Hong

      Affiliations

    • University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea South Korea
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  • Samuel Hwang

      Affiliations

    • Seoul National University, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea South Korea
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  • So-Jin Maeng

      Affiliations

    • Seoul National University, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea South Korea
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  • Jin-Hee Han

      Affiliations

    • Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, St. Vincent Hospital, Suwon, Korea South Korea
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  • Byung-Hwan Yang

      Affiliations

    • Hanyang University, College of Medicine, Department of Neuropsychiatry, The Mental Health Research Institute, Seoul, Korea South Korea
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  • Yu-Sang Lee

      Affiliations

    • Yong-In Psychiatric Research Institute, Yong-In Mental Hospital, Yongin, Korea South Korea
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  • Yong Sik Kim

      Affiliations

    • Eulji University, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Eulji Hospital, Seoul, Korea South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Yong Sik Kim, M.D., 28 Yongon-Dong Chongno-Gu, Seoul 110-744, Korea South Korea

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☆ Supported by a grant from the Korean Academy of Schizophrenia and sponsored by Lilly Korea.

PII: S0010-440X(04)00022-7

doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2004.02.007

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 45, Issue 3 , Pages 225-229 , May 2004

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