Frontal/executive impairments in schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 125-137

  Morice, Rodney ^a,b   Delahunty, Ann ^b  

^a Albury Base Hospital   (Australia)

^b Royal North Shore Mental Health Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; THOUGHT DISORDER;

EID: 0029964375     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/schbul/22.1.125     Document Type: Article

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