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Research Article

Schizophrenia and attendance in primary healthcare: a population-based matched cohort study

H. C. B. NørgaardPsychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Risskov, Denmark; ;Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus N, Denmark; Correspondence[email protected]
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H. Schou PedersenResearch Unit for General Practice & Section for General Medical Practice, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark; View further author information
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M. Fenger-GrønResearch Unit for General Practice & Section for General Medical Practice, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark; View further author information
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M. VestergaardResearch Unit for General Practice & Section for General Medical Practice, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark; View further author information
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M. NordentoftPsychiatric Center Copenhagen, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark; View further author information
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T. M. LaursenNational Centre for Register-based Research, Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, DenmarkORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-6934-1784View further author information
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O. MorsPsychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Risskov, Denmark; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-5660-0393View further author information
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Pages 358-365 | Received 02 May 2018, Accepted 18 Apr 2019, Published online: 12 Jul 2019

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