Psychiatry Research
Volume 143, Issue 2 , Pages 199-204 , 30 August 2006

Predictability of speech and language in Nigerian patients with psychosis: A controlled study

  • Omotayo A. Adewuya

      Affiliations

    • Department of Linguistic and African Languages, Faculty of Arts, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
    • ,
  • Abiodun O. Adewuya

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mental Health, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesa 233001, Osun State, Nigeria
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +234 8055617605.

Received 18 May 2005 ,Revised 18 August 2005 ,Accepted 18 September 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2005.09.008

Psychiatry Research
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