The specificity of neurological signs in schizophrenia: A review

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 43, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 109-116

  Boks, Marco P M ^a   Russo, Sascha ^a   Knegtering, Rikus ^a   Van Den Bosch, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Mood disorder; Neurological; Review; Schizophrenia; Soft sign

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0034674546     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-9964(99)00145-0     Document Type: Article

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