Frontal cortical atrophy and negative symptoms in patients with chronic alcohol dependence

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 280-282

  Rosse, Richard B ^b   Riggs, Raine L ^b   Dietrich, Anne Marie ^b   Schwartz, Barbara L ^b   Deutsch, Stephen I ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN TOMOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MALE; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030908246     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/jnp.9.2.280     Document Type: Article

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