Backward-masking deficit in adolescents with schizophrenic disorders or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 153, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1154-1157

  Rund, Bjørn Rishovd ^a,b   Øie, Merete ^a   Sundet, Kjetil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Natl Ctr Child and Adol Psychiat   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASKING; MINIMAL BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL INFORMATION;

EID: 9544250361     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.153.9.1154     Document Type: Article

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