Handedness and schizotypal features in healthy subjects

World Journal of Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 121-125

  Schürhoff, Franck ^a,b   Laguerre, Audrey ^a   Roy, Isabelle ^a,b   Beaumont, Jean Louis ^c   Leboyer, Marion ^a,b  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSERM U955   (France)

^c ETABLISSEMENT FRANÇAIS DU SANG   (France)

Author keywords

Disorganized dimension; Genetic vulnerability; Handedness; Healthy subjects; Schizotypal features

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HANDEDNESS; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; SCORING SYSTEM; SPEECH DISORDER;

EID: 42449097172     PISSN: 15622975     EISSN: 18141412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15622970701218679     Document Type: Article

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