Deeper into the schizotypy taxon: On the robust nature of maximum covariance analysis

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 182-187

  Lenzenweger, Mark F ^a,b,c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EYE MOVEMENT; EYE TRACKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOMETRY; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033012310     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.108.1.182     Document Type: Article

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