Schizophrenia: When neurons go astray
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چکیده
Recent prospective studies indicate that schizophrenia manifests itself in behavioural abnormalities much earlier than was previously thought, supporting the view that schizophrenia is a developmental disorder.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1995