Schizophrenia Research
Volume 81, Issue 2 , Pages 157-166 , 31 January 2006

Early-onset schizophrenia is associated with impaired adolescent development of attentional capacity using the identical pairs continuous performance test

Received 17 June 2005 ,Revised 19 September 2005 ,Accepted 21 September 2005.

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☆ From the Department of Psychiatry Research, Zucker Hillside Hospital 75-59 263rd Street, Glen Oaks, NY, 11004, United States.

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doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2005.09.015

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 81, Issue 2 , Pages 157-166 , 31 January 2006

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