Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 49, Issue 4 , Pages 321-329 , July 2008

Cognitive performance and basic symptoms in first-degree relatives of schizophrenic patients

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doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2008.01.001

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 49, Issue 4 , Pages 321-329 , July 2008

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