Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 51, Issue 4 , Pages 367-372 , July 2010

Association among aggressiveness, neurocognitive function, and the Val66Met polymorphism of brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene in male schizophrenic patients

  • Seockhoon Chung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul 138-736, South Korea
    • ,
  • Hye Yoon Chung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul 138-736, South Korea
    • ,
  • Jaeyeul Jung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Eunpyung Metropolitan Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
    • ,
  • Jung Ki Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, National Police Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
    • ,
  • Jin Pyo Hong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul 138-736, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +82 2 3010 3421; fax: +82 2 485 8381.

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doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2009.10.003

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 51, Issue 4 , Pages 367-372 , July 2010

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