Schizophrenia Research
Volume 92, Issue 1 , Pages 32-40 , May 2007

Associations between schizotypal features and indicators of neurological and morphological abnormalities

Received 6 September 2006 ,Revised 25 January 2007 ,Accepted 29 January 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2007.01.018

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 92, Issue 1 , Pages 32-40 , May 2007

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