Comment on “Validation of a Blood-Based Laboratory Test to Aid in the Confirmation of a Diagnosis of Schizophrenia”
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COMMENT ON Schwarz et al. Validation of a Blood-Based Laboratory Test to Aid in the Confirmation of a Diagnosis of Schizophrenia. Biomarker Insights. 2010:5 39-47 doi:10.4137/BMI.S4877.
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