Sex differences in brain morphology in schizophrenia

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 154, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1648-1654

  Nopoulos, Peg ^a   Flaum, Michael ^a   Andreasen, Nancy C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0030686410     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.154.12.1648     Document Type: Article

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