Negative symptoms, neurological signs and neuropsychological impairments in 204 Hong Kong Chinese patients with schizophrenia

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 168, Issue FEB., 1996, Pages 227-233

  Chen, E Y H ^a   Lam, L C W ^b   Chen, R Y L ^a   Nguyen, D G H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c KWAI CHUNG HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROMAZINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATATONIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREVALENCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TARDIVE DYSKINESIA;

EID: 0030070914     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.168.2.227     Document Type: Article

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