Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 105, Issue 12 , Pages 978-991 , 2006

Patterns and Clinical Correlates of Neuropsychologic Deficits in Patients with Schizophrenia

  • Shi-Kai Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital; Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Psychiatry, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital; Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ming-Hsin Hsieh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital; Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tzung-Jeng Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital; Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chi-Ming Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital; Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Cheng-Chung Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital; Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Mau-Sun Hua

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • W.J. Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital; Taipei, Taiwan
    • Institute of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hai-Gwo Hwu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital; Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Professor Hai-Gwo Hwu, Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan

Received 22 December 2005 ,Revised 24 February 2006 ,Accepted 4 July 2006.

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PII: S0929-6646(09)60282-5

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60282-5

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 105, Issue 12 , Pages 978-991 , 2006

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