Schizophrenia Research
Volume 92, Issue 1 , Pages 24-31 , May 2007

Subclinical psychotic experiences and cognitive functioning as a bivariate phenotype for genetic studies in the general population

  • C.J.P. Simons

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht University, European Graduate School of Neuroscience, SEARCH, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
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  • N. Jacobs

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht University, European Graduate School of Neuroscience, SEARCH, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • Faculty of Psychology, Open University of the Netherlands, P.O. Box 2960, 6401 DL Heerlen, The Netherlands
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  • J. Jolles

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht University, European Graduate School of Neuroscience, SEARCH, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
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  • J. van Os

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht University, European Graduate School of Neuroscience, SEARCH, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • Division of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, United Kingdom
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  • L. Krabbendam

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht University, European Graduate School of Neuroscience, SEARCH, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616 (VIJV1), 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 43 3688682; fax: +31 43 3688689.

Received 4 July 2006 ,Revised 9 November 2006 ,Accepted 14 January 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2007.01.008

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 92, Issue 1 , Pages 24-31 , May 2007

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