Sex Differences in Schizophrenia

Archives of General Psychiatry

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 189-

  Pearlson, Godfrey D ^a   Schlaepfer, Thomas E ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CORTEX; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 85008541104     PISSN: 0003990X     EISSN: 15383636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1997.01830140101019     Document Type: Letter

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