Asian Journal of Psychiatry
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 55-62 , June 2009

Is the course and outcome of schizophrenia better in the ‘developing’ world?

Received 12 November 2008 ,Revised 11 March 2009 ,Accepted 10 April 2009.

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Asian Journal of Psychiatry
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