No evidence of a homogeneous frontal neuropsychological profile in a sample of schizophrenic subjects

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-57

  Gambini, Orsola ^a   Campana, Arturo ^a   Garghentini, Giacomo ^a   Scarone, Silvio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0037412852     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/jnp.15.1.53     Document Type: Article

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