Is schizophrenia a progressive neurodevelopmental disorder? Toward a unitary pathogenetic mechanism

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 155, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1661-1670

  Woods, Bryan T ^a,b  

^a TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Ctrl Texas Vet Health Care System   (United States)

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ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; HUMAN; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0031734725     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.155.12.1661     Document Type: Article

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