A comment on "Cognitive deficits in relatives of patients with schizophrenia: A meta-analysis" from a cognitive neuropsychological perspective

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 170-171

  Lefebvre, Andree Anne ^a   Cellard, Caroline ^a   Tremblay, Sébastien ^a   Roy, Marc André ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; LETTER; MENTAL TASK; META ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST;

COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 33646498318     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2006.02.026     Document Type: Letter

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