Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS) of the cerebellum in men with schizophrenia

Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 509-512

  Tibbo, Philip ^a,b   Hanstock, Christopher C ^a   Asghar, Sheila ^a   Silverstone, Peter ^a   Allen, Peter S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain; Cerebellum; Medical subject headings; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000921403     PISSN: 11804882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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