Schizophrenia Research
Volume 88, Issue 1 , Pages 36-46 , December 2006

Comparison of three computer-administered cognitive tasks as putative endophenotypes of schizophrenia

Received 12 April 2006 ,Revised 1 August 2006 ,Accepted 2 August 2006.

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Schizophrenia Research
Volume 88, Issue 1 , Pages 36-46 , December 2006

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