Schizophrenia Research
Volume 77, Issue 2 , Pages 279-288 , 15 September 2005

Prefrontal cognitive functions in stabilized first-episode patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders: A dissociation between dorsolateral and orbitofrontal functioning

  • José Manuel Rodríguez-Sánchez

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    • Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Planta 2a, Edificio 2 de Noviembre. Avda. Valdecilla s/n, 39008 Santander, Spain
    • ,
  • Benedicto Crespo-Facorro

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    • Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Planta 2a, Edificio 2 de Noviembre. Avda. Valdecilla s/n, 39008 Santander, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel: +34 942 202537; fax: +34 942 203447.
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  • Rocío Perez Iglesias

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    • Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Planta 2a, Edificio 2 de Noviembre. Avda. Valdecilla s/n, 39008 Santander, Spain
    • ,
  • César González-Blanch Bosch

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    • Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Planta 2a, Edificio 2 de Noviembre. Avda. Valdecilla s/n, 39008 Santander, Spain
    • ,
  • Mario Álvarez

      Affiliations

    • Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Planta 2a, Edificio 2 de Noviembre. Avda. Valdecilla s/n, 39008 Santander, Spain
    • ,
  • Javier Llorca

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistic, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain
    • ,
  • José Luis Vázquez-Barquero

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    • Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Planta 2a, Edificio 2 de Noviembre. Avda. Valdecilla s/n, 39008 Santander, Spain

Received 25 January 2005 ,Revised 20 April 2005 ,Accepted 22 April 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2005.04.023

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 77, Issue 2 , Pages 279-288 , 15 September 2005

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