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Schizophrenia among homeless people in inner-Sydney: Current prevalence and historical trends

NEIL BUHRICH Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
,
TRACEY HODDER Mental Health Services, St Vincents Hospital, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
&
MAREE TEESSON National Drug & Alcohol, Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Australia
Pages 51-57 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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