Psychiatry Research
Volume 109, Issue 2 , Pages 161-170 , 15 March 2002

Age, expressed emotion, and interpersonal control patterning in families of persons with schizophrenia

  • Anne K Wuerker

      Affiliations

    • Factor 5-252, UCLA School of Nursing, Box 956919, Los Angeles, CA 90095-6919, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-310-206-3833
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  • Vincent Kang Fu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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  • Gretchen L Haas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Western Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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  • Alan S Bellack

      Affiliations

    • VA Capitol Network MIRECC, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA

Received 25 June 2001 ,Revised 17 January 2002 ,Accepted 23 January 2002.

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Psychiatry Research
Volume 109, Issue 2 , Pages 161-170 , 15 March 2002

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