Performance of the continuous performance test among community samples

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 163-174

  Chen, Wei J ^a,b   Hsiao, Chuhsing K ^a   Hsiao, Li Ling ^a   Hwu, Hai Gwo ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Attention; Continuous Performance Test

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHINESE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TAIWAN; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0031907796     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.schbul.a033308     Document Type: Article

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