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Age at onset and outcome in schizophrenia are related to the degree of familial loading.
The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science - 1 Dec 1998
Suvisaari J M, Haukka J, Tanskanen A, Lönnqvist J K
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BACKGROUND: Recent research suggests that high familial loading is associated with early onset of schizophrenia. Results concerning outcome have been controversial. METHOD: We assessed the relationship between familial loading, age at onset and outcome in all Finnish patients with schizophrenia born between 1950 and 1969. Patients and their first-degree relatives were identified using nationwide registers....
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