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Association of schizophrenia and Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Marcio Melo ,
Antonio H. G. Vieira ,
Maria Rita Passos-Bueno  and
Mayana Zatz
Marcio Melo
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Investigaçåo Médica-23 Departamento de Psiquiatria Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Såo Paulo Caixa Postal 8100, CEP 01246-903, Såo Paulo, Brasil
Antonio H. G. Vieira
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Investigaçåo Médica-23 Departamento de Psiquiatria Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Såo Paulo Caixa Postal 8100, CEP 01246-903, Såo Paulo, Brasil
Maria Rita Passos-Bueno
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Investigaçåo Médica-23 Departamento de Psiquiatria Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Såo Paulo Caixa Postal 8100, CEP 01246-903, Såo Paulo, Brasil
Mayana Zatz
Affiliation:
Centro de Miopatias Instituto de Biociências Universidade de Såo Paulo
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 162 , Issue 5 , May 1993 , pp. 711 - 712
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1993 

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