Psychiatry Research
Volume 190, Issue 2 , Pages 172-176 , 30 December 2011

Facial emotion recognition in Chinese with schizophrenia at early and chronic stages of illness

  • Joey Shuk-Yan Leung

      Affiliations

    • Kwai Chung Hospital, Lai King Hill Road, Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +852 29903000; fax: +852 29598717.
    • ,
  • Tatia M.C. Lee

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Neuropsychology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    • ,
  • Chi-Chiu Lee

      Affiliations

    • Kwai Chung Hospital, Lai King Hill Road, Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong

Received 18 July 2010 ,Revised 13 May 2011 ,Accepted 2 July 2011.

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doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2011.07.001

Psychiatry Research
Volume 190, Issue 2 , Pages 172-176 , 30 December 2011

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