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Testing the Swerdlow/Koob model of schizophrena pathophysiology using positron emission tomography

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2011

Joseph C. Wu ,
Benjamin V. Siegel Jr. ,
Richard J. Haier  and
Monte S. Buchsbaum
Joseph C. Wu
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine, CA 92717
Benjamin V. Siegel Jr.
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine, CA 92717
Richard J. Haier
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine, CA 92717
Monte S. Buchsbaum
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine, CA 92717
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 13 , Issue 1 , March 1990 , pp. 168 - 170
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