Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 51, Issue 2 , Pages 151-156 , March 2010

Mortality in Kraepelinian schizophrenic patients: a prospective study with a median follow-up of 8.4 years

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 Gwenolé Loas designed the protocol, performed the statistical analysis, and wrote the manuscript. Pénélope Descle collected data. Valérie Yon collected data and edited the manuscript. All authors contributed to and have approved the final manuscript.

PII: S0010-440X(09)00068-6

doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2009.05.009

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 51, Issue 2 , Pages 151-156 , March 2010

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