Eye tracking dysfunction and schizophrenia: An overview with special reference to the genetics of schizophrenia

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 365-372

  Levy, Deborah L ^a   Holzman, Philip S ^a  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

EYE TRACKING; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC REGULATION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RECURRENCE RISK; RELATIVE; REVIEW; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SMOOTH PURSUIT EYE MOVEMENT; TWINS;

EID: 0030711627     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540269775231     Document Type: Review

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