Psychiatry Research
Volume 135, Issue 2 , Pages 81-90 , 15 June 2005

Executive control of working memory in schizophrenia

  • Joanne Oram

      Affiliations

    • Cognitive Psychophysiology Laboratory, Edith Cavell Building Medical School, University of Queensland, Herston Road, Herston, Queensland 4006, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 7 32402893; fax: +61 7 32405851.
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  • Gina M. Geffen

      Affiliations

    • Cognitive Psychophysiology Laboratory, Edith Cavell Building Medical School, University of Queensland, Herston Road, Herston, Queensland 4006, Australia
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  • Laurie B. Geffen

      Affiliations

    • Cognitive Psychophysiology Laboratory, Edith Cavell Building Medical School, University of Queensland, Herston Road, Herston, Queensland 4006, Australia
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  • David J. Kavanagh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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  • John J. McGrath

      Affiliations

    • Queensland Centre for Schizophrenia Research, Wolston Park Hospital, Wacol, Queensland, Australia

Received 9 December 2004 ,Accepted 5 March 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2005.03.002

Psychiatry Research
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