Schizophrenia Research
Volume 81, Issue 2 , Pages 247-252 , 31 January 2006

Investigation of metamemory dysfunctions in first-episode schizophrenia

  • Steffen Moritz

      Affiliations

    • University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
    • ,
  • Todd S. Woodward

      Affiliations

    • Department of Research, Riverview Hospital, Coquitlam, Canada
    • Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Research, Room 105, Administration Building, Riverview Hospital, 2601 Lougheed Highway, Coquitlam, B.C., V3C 4J2. Tel.: +1 604 524 7697; fax: +1 604 604 524 7145.
    • ,
  • Eric Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Received 13 April 2005 ,Revised 5 September 2005 ,Accepted 13 September 2005.

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PII: S0920-9964(05)00396-8

doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2005.09.004

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 81, Issue 2 , Pages 247-252 , 31 January 2006

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