Psychiatry Research
Volume 151, Issue 1 , Pages 87-95 , 30 May 2007

Assessing knowledge of schizophrenia: Development and psychometric properties of a brief, multiple-choice knowledge test for use across various samples

  • Michael T. Compton

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding Author. Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 49 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, S.E., Room #333 Atlanta, GA 30303 USA. Tel.: +1 404 778 1486; fax: +1 404 616 3241.
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  • Luis Quintero
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  • Michelle L. Esterberg

Received 19 September 2005 ,Revised 21 April 2006 ,Accepted 15 May 2006.

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PII: S0165-1781(06)00172-7

doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2006.05.019

Psychiatry Research
Volume 151, Issue 1 , Pages 87-95 , 30 May 2007

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