Schizophrenia Research
Volume 53, Issue 3 , Pages 171-179 , 15 January 2002

Deficits in language-mediated mental operations in patients with schizophrenia

  • Bruce E. Wexler

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    • Connecticut Mental Health Center, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, 34, Park Street, New Haven, CT 06519, USA
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  • Nelson Donegan

      Affiliations

    • Connecticut Mental Health Center, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, 34, Park Street, New Haven, CT 06519, USA
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  • Alexander A. Stevens

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR, USA
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  • Sharif A. Jacob

      Affiliations

    • Connecticut Mental Health Center, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, 34, Park Street, New Haven, CT 06519, USA

Received 17 August 2000 ,Revised 6 February 2001 ,Accepted 14 February 2001.

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Schizophrenia Research
Volume 53, Issue 3 , Pages 171-179 , 15 January 2002

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