Psychiatry Research
Volume 125, Issue 3 , Pages 193-203 , 15 March 2004

Early presence of thought disorder as a prospective sign of mental disorder

  • Miia Metsänen

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    • Päijät-Häme Central Hospital, Keskussairaalankatu 7, FIN-15850 Lahti, Finland
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  • Karl-Erik Wahlberg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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  • Outi Saarento

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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  • Taneli Tarvainen

      Affiliations

    • Clinic of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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  • Jouko Miettunen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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  • Pekka Koistinen

      Affiliations

    • Clinic of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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  • Kristian Läksy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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  • Pekka Tienari

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

Received 3 April 2003 ,Accepted 1 January 2004.

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Psychiatry Research
Volume 125, Issue 3 , Pages 193-203 , 15 March 2004

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