The International Pilot Study of Schizophrenia: five-year follow-up findings.
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A five-year follow-up of the patients initially included in the International Pilot Study of Schizophrenia was conducted in eight of the nine centres. Adequate information was obtained for 807 patients, representing 76% of the initial cohort. Clinical and social outcomes were significantly better for patients in Agra and Ibadan than for those in the centres in developed countries. In Cali, only social outcome was significantly better.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Psychological medicine
دوره 22 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1992