Schizophrenia Research
Volume 89, Issue 1 , Pages 299-307 , January 2007

The Palau Early Psychosis Study: Neurocognitive functioning in high-risk adolescents

  • Marina Myles-Worsley

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse NY 13210, USA
    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City UT 84132, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse NY 13210, USA.
    • ,
  • Lisa M. Ord

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City UT 84132, USA
    • ,
  • Hilda Ngiralmau

      Affiliations

    • Ministry of Health, Republic of Palau, Koror 96940, Palau
    • ,
  • Starla Weaver

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City UT 84132, USA
    • ,
  • Francisca Blailes

      Affiliations

    • Ministry of Health, Republic of Palau, Koror 96940, Palau
    • ,
  • Stephen V. Faraone

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse NY 13210, USA

Received 7 June 2006 ,Revised 1 August 2006 ,Accepted 2 August 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2006.08.003

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 89, Issue 1 , Pages 299-307 , January 2007

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