Asian Journal of Psychiatry
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 67-72 , June 2010

Mode of transmission of schizophrenia

  • R. Ponnudurai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute, Porur, Chennai 600116, India
    • Formerly, Dean, Tamilnadu Medical Service, Director, Institute of Mental Health & Professor& Head, Dept of Psychiatry, Madras Medical College, Chennai, India.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: 24/3-B-(New No 45) T.T.K. Road, Chennai 600018, India. Tel.: +91 044 24993181.
    • ,
  • J. Jayakar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Pondicherry, India

Received 24 February 2009 ,Revised 28 February 2010 ,Accepted 7 March 2010.

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Asian Journal of Psychiatry
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 67-72 , June 2010

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