Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 181, Issue 3 , Pages 204-210 , 30 March 2010

Voxel-based morphometry comparison between first episodes of psychosis with and without evolution to schizophrenia

  • Vicente Molina

      Affiliations

    • Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Servicio de Psiquiatría, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Dept. of Psychiatry, Hospital Clínico de Salamanca, Paseo de San Vicente, 58-182, 37007 Salamanca, Spain. Fax: +34 923 291448.
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  • Javier Sanz

      Affiliations

    • Hospital Doce de Octubre, Servicio de Psiquiatría, Spain
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  • Rocío Villa

      Affiliations

    • Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Servicio de Psiquiatría, Spain
    • ,
  • Javier Pérez

      Affiliations

    • Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Servicio de Psiquiatría, Spain
    • ,
  • David González

      Affiliations

    • Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Servicio de Psiquiatría, Spain
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  • Fernando Sarramea

      Affiliations

    • Centro de Salud Mental de Andújar, Spain
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  • Alejandro Ballesteros

      Affiliations

    • Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Servicio de Psiquiatría, Spain
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  • Gemma Galindo

      Affiliations

    • Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Servicio de Psiquiatría, Spain
    • ,
  • Juan Antonio Hernández

      Affiliations

    • Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Laboratorio de Imagen Médica, Spain

Received 3 February 2009 ,Revised 20 August 2009 ,Accepted 13 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2009.09.003

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 181, Issue 3 , Pages 204-210 , 30 March 2010

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