Schizophrenia Research
Volume 69, Issue 1 , Pages 93-104 , 1 July 2004

The role of subclinical paranoia on social perception and behavior

  • Dennis R Combs

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    • Department of Psychology, University of Tulsa, Room 308, Lorton Hall, Tulsa, OK 74104, USA
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  • David L Penn

      Affiliations

    • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Received 18 July 2002 ,Revised 9 December 2002 ,Accepted 16 January 2003.

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Schizophrenia Research
Volume 69, Issue 1 , Pages 93-104 , 1 July 2004

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