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Asymmetries of Brain, Behaviour, and Cognition
Volume 17, 2012 - Issue 2
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Familial sinistrality and handedness in patients with first episode schizophrenia: The EUFEST study

S. Dollfus Department of Psychiatry, Centre Esquirol, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Caen, France; UMR 6232, CNRS, CEA, Universités Caen Paris René Descartes, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
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M. Alary UMR 6232, CNRS, CEA, Universités Caen Paris René Descartes, France
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A. Razafimandimby UMR 6232, CNRS, CEA, Universités Caen Paris René Descartes, France
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D. Prelipceanu Department of Psychiatry, Al. Obregia Psychiatric Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
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J. K. Rybakowski Department of Adult Psychiatry, University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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M. Davidson Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
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S. Galderisi Department of Psychiatry, University of Naples SUN, Naples, Italy
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J. Libiger Department and Clinic of Psychiatry, Charles University Medical School and Faculty Hospital, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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L. G. Hranov Department and Clinic of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Neurology and Psychiatry St Naum, Sofıa, Bulgaria
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M. Hummer Department of Biological Psychiatry, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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H. Boter Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Centre Groningen, The Netherlands
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J. Peuskens University Psychiatric Centre, Campus St. Jozef Kortenberg, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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R. S. Kahn Department of Psychiatry, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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W. W. Fleischhacker Department of Biological Psychiatry, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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Pages 217-224 | Received 05 Nov 2010, Accepted 17 Jan 2011, Published online: 14 Sep 2011

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