A Systematic Review of the Prevalence of Schizophrenia

Sukanta Saha; David Chant; Joy Welham; John McGrath

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0020141

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A Systematic Review of the Prevalence of Schizophrenia

Sukanta Saha,

Affiliation Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, The Park Centre for Mental Health, Wacol, Australia
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David Chant,

Affiliations Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, The Park Centre for Mental Health, Wacol, Australia, Department of Psychiatry, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia
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Joy Welham,

Affiliation Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, The Park Centre for Mental Health, Wacol, Australia
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John McGrath

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: john_mcgrath@qcsr.uq.edu.au

Affiliations Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, The Park Centre for Mental Health, Wacol, Australia, Department of Psychiatry, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia
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A Systematic Review of the Prevalence of Schizophrenia

Sukanta Saha,
David Chant,
Joy Welham,
John McGrath

Published: May 31, 2005
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020141

About the Authors

Sukanta Saha

Affiliation Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, The Park Centre for Mental Health, Wacol, Australia

David Chant

Affiliations Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, The Park Centre for Mental Health, Wacol, Australia, Department of Psychiatry, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia

Joy Welham

Affiliation Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, The Park Centre for Mental Health, Wacol, Australia

John McGrath

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: john_mcgrath@qcsr.uq.edu.au

Affiliations Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, The Park Centre for Mental Health, Wacol, Australia, Department of Psychiatry, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

JM designed the study. SS, DC, JW, and JM analyzed the data and contributed to writing the paper.

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