Working memory capacity predicts language comprehension in schizophrenic patients

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 1-13

  Condray, Ruth ^a   Steinhauer, Stuart R ^a   Van Kammen, Daniel P ^a   Kasparek, Annette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

language comprehension; schizophrenia; working memory capacity

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0030152607     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0920-9964(95)00061-5     Document Type: Article

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