Schizophrenia Research
Volume 102, Issue 1 , Pages 220-229 , July 2008

Olfactory physiological impairment in first-degree relatives of schizophrenia patients

  • Bruce I. Turetsky

      Affiliations

    • Neuropsychiatry Division, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, USA
    • Smell and Taste Center, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Neuropsychiatry Division, Department of Psychiatry, 10th Floor, Gates Building, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Tel.: +1 215 615 3607; fax: +1 215 662 7903.
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  • Christian G. Kohler

      Affiliations

    • Neuropsychiatry Division, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, USA
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  • Raquel E. Gur

      Affiliations

    • Neuropsychiatry Division, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, USA
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  • Paul J. Moberg

      Affiliations

    • Neuropsychiatry Division, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, USA
    • Smell and Taste Center, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, USA

Received 24 January 2008 ,Revised 10 March 2008 ,Accepted 17 March 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2008.03.013

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 102, Issue 1 , Pages 220-229 , July 2008

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