Inter-rater reliability of the neurological examination in schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 287-292

  Sanders, Richard D ^a   Forman, Steven D ^b,c   Pierri, Joseph N ^c   Baker, Robert W ^d   Kelley, Mary E ^b   Van Kammen, Daniel P ^b,c   Keshavan, Matcheri S ^c  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Neurologic examination; Neuropsychology; Psychomotor performance; Psychotic disorders; Reproducibility of results; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DELIRIUM, DEMENTIA, AMNESTIC, COGNITIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0032498567     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-9964(97)00103-5     Document Type: Article

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