Neuropsychological correlates of sustained attention in schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 299-310

  Chen, Eric Y H ^a   Lam, Linda C W ^b   Chen, Ronald Y L ^a   Nguyen, Desmond G H ^c   Chan, Charlotte K Y ^a   Wilkins, Arnold J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c KWAI CHUNG HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Monotone counting; Neuropsychology; Schizophrenia; Sustained attention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTENTION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0030978628     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-9964(96)00120-X     Document Type: Article

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