Schizophrenia Research
Volume 118, Issue 1 , Pages 307-308 , May 2010

Body image in individuals with schizophrenia: Examination of the B-WISE® questionnaire

  • Kelly P. Arbour-Nicitopoulos

      Affiliations

    • Physical Education and Health, University of Toronto, 55 Harbord Street Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2W6
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 416 978 2725; fax: +1 416 971 2118.
    • Supported by a Fellowship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
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  • Guy E. Faulkner

      Affiliations

    • Physical Education and Health, University of Toronto, 55 Harbord Street Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2W6
    • ,
  • Tony A. Cohn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6J 1H4

Received 13 January 2010 ,Accepted 20 January 2010.

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PII: S0920-9964(10)01112-6

doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2010.01.034

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 118, Issue 1 , Pages 307-308 , May 2010

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