Schizophrenia Research
Volume 81, Issue 2 , Pages 191-197 , 31 January 2006

The role of stimulus salience in CPT-AX performance of schizophrenia patients

Received 27 April 2005 ,Revised 9 August 2005 ,Accepted 15 August 2005.

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Schizophrenia Research
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