Schizophrenia Research
Volume 77, Issue 1 , Pages 75-84 , 1 September 2005

Scale for the evaluation of communication disorders in patients with schizophrenia: A validation study

  • Nadine Bazin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, Le Chesnay, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Service de Psychiatrie, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, 177 rue de Versailles, 78150 Le Chesnay, France. Tel.: +33 1 39 63 93 80; fax: +33 1 39 63 95 34.
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  • Yves Sarfati

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, Le Chesnay, France
    • University of Versailles-Saint Quentin, Versailles, France
    • ,
  • Frédéric Lefrère

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, Le Chesnay, France
    • ,
  • Christine Passerieux

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, Le Chesnay, France
    • ,
  • Marie-Christine Hardy-Baylé

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, Le Chesnay, France
    • University of Versailles-Saint Quentin, Versailles, France

Received 18 January 2005 ,Accepted 30 January 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2005.01.020

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 77, Issue 1 , Pages 75-84 , 1 September 2005

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