Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 43, Issue 4 , Pages 325-330 , July 2002

The cognitive structure of higher functioning autism and schizophrenia: A comparative study

  • Sven Bölte
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  • Liane Rudolf
    • ,
  • Fritz Poustka

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Sven Bölte, Ph.D., Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie des Kindes- und Jugendalters, Deutschordenstr. 50, 60528 Frankfurt/M., Germany.

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doi: 10.1053/comp.2002.33490

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 43, Issue 4 , Pages 325-330 , July 2002

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