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Quantitative Proton MR Spectroscopy Findings in the Corpus Callosum of Patients with Schizophrenia Suggest Callosal Disconnection
K. Aydin, A. Ucok and S. Cakir
American Journal of Neuroradiology November 2007, 28 (10) 1968-1974; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A0691
K. Aydin
A. Ucok

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Quantitative Proton MR Spectroscopy Findings in the Corpus Callosum of Patients with Schizophrenia Suggest Callosal Disconnection
K. Aydin, A. Ucok, S. Cakir
American Journal of Neuroradiology Nov 2007, 28 (10) 1968-1974; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0691
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