Lateral ventricular size on schizophrenia: Relationship to the disease process and its clinical manifestations

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1985, Pages 27-41

  Johnstone, E C ^b   Crow, T J ^b   Frith, C D ^b   Jagoe, J R ^b   Kreel, L ^b  

^a MRC Clinical Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SEX FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0021946031     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291700020900     Document Type: Article

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