Schizophrenia Research
Volume 43, Issue 2 , Pages 125-134 , 16 June 2000

Developmental instability and schizotypy

  • Araceli Rosa

      Affiliations

    • Laboratori d'Antropologia, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Diagonal 645, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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  • Jim van Os

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht University, European Graduate School of Neuroscience, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
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  • Lourdes Fañanás

      Affiliations

    • Laboratori d'Antropologia, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Diagonal 645, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +34-93-402-14-61; fax: +34-93-403-57-40
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  • Neus Barrantes

      Affiliations

    • Departament de Psicologia de la Salut, Facultat de Psicologia, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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  • Beatriz Caparrós

      Affiliations

    • Departament de Psicologia, Facultat Ciències de l'Educació, Edifici Seminari, Pl. Sant Domènech, 9, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain
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  • Blanca Gutiérrez

      Affiliations

    • Laboratori d'Antropologia, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Diagonal 645, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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  • Jordi Obiols

      Affiliations

    • Departament de Psicologia de la Salut, Facultat de Psicologia, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain

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Schizophrenia Research
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