Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 147, Issue 1 , Pages 47-55 , 30 June 2006

Correlations between clinical symptoms, working memory functions and structural brain abnormalities in men with schizophrenia

  • István Szendi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. 6 Semmelweis str., 6725 Szeged, Hungary. Tel.: +36 62 545 942; +36 62 545 358; fax: +36 62 545 973.
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  • Marianna Kiss

      Affiliations

    • International Medical Center, Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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  • Mihály Racsmány

      Affiliations

    • Research Group on Neuropsychology and Psycholinguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences — Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
    • Department of Psychology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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  • Krisztina Boda

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical Informatics, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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  • Csongor Cimmer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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  • Erika Vörös

      Affiliations

    • International Medical Center, Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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  • Zoltán A. Kovács

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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  • György Szekeres

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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  • Gabriella Galsi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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  • Csaba Pléh

      Affiliations

    • Research Group on Neuropsychology and Psycholinguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences — Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
    • Department of Cognitive Science, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
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  • László Csernay

      Affiliations

    • International Medical Center, Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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  • Zoltán Janka

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary

Received 15 October 2004 ,Revised 15 May 2005 ,Accepted 25 May 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2005.05.014

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
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