Schizophrenia Research
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 175-182 , 1 July 2003

Sex differences in verbal memory in schizophrenia patients treated with “typical” neuroleptics

  • Teresa L. Sota

      Affiliations

    • St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • R.Walter Heinrichs

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-416-736-5115; fax: +1-416-736-5814
    • Department of Psychology, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3

Received 1 May 2002 ,Revised 9 July 2002 ,Accepted 15 July 2002.

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Schizophrenia Research
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 175-182 , 1 July 2003

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