Memory impairment in schizophrenia: Its' relationship to executive function

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 85-96

  Nathaniel James, D A ^a   Brown, R ^b   Ron, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Executive function; Memory impairment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0030598905     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0920-9964(96)00038-2     Document Type: Article

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