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Is the Positive-Negative Distinction in Schizophrenia Valid?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Man Mohan Singh
Affiliation:
Schizophrenic Research Program 901 Southwind Road Springfield, Illinois 62703, USA
Stanley R. Kay
Affiliation:
Schizophrenic Research Program 901 Southwind Road Springfield, Illinois 62703, USA
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Copyright © 1987 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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