Increased head circumference in schizophrenia
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Head circumference in Iranian infants
Introduction: Head circumference (HC) measurement is one of the important parameter for diagnosis of neurological, developmental disorders and dysmorphic syndromes. Recognition of different disorders requires an understanding of normal variation for HC size, in particular, in infancy period with most rapid growth of the brain. Because of international and interracial standard chart differences ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Biological Psychiatry
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0006-3223
DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(96)00288-0