Meta-analysis of brain weight in schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-34

  Harrison, Paul J ^a   Freemantle, Nick ^b   Geddes, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Neuropathology; Psychosis; Schizophrenia; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0141456233     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-9964(02)00502-9     Document Type: Article

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