Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 44, Issue 4 , Pages 341-348 , July 2003

Sexual dimorphism in minor physical anomalies in schizophrenic patients and normal controls

  • Valentin H Akabaliev

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Valentin H. Akabaliev, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology, Higher Medical Institute Plovdiv, 15A, Vassil Aprilov Blvd, Plovdiv 4002, Bulgaria
    • Department of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology, Higher Medical Institute, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
    • ,
  • Stefan T Sivkov

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy and Histology, Higher Medical Institute, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

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PII: S0010-440X(03)00003-8

doi: 10.1016/S0010-440X(03)00003-8

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 44, Issue 4 , Pages 341-348 , July 2003

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