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Prevalence of Cerebral Microhemorrhages in Amateur Boxers as Detected by 3T MR Imaging
S. Hähnel, C. Stippich, I. Weber, H. Darm, T. Schill, J. Jost, B. Friedmann, S. Heiland, M. Blatow and U. Meyding-Lamadé
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2008, 29 (2) 388-391; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A0799
S. Hähnel
C. Stippich
I. Weber
H. Darm
T. Schill
J. Jost
B. Friedmann
S. Heiland
M. Blatow

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Prevalence of Cerebral Microhemorrhages in Amateur Boxers as Detected by 3T MR Imaging
S. Hähnel, C. Stippich, I. Weber, H. Darm, T. Schill, J. Jost, B. Friedmann, S. Heiland, M. Blatow, U. Meyding-Lamadé
American Journal of Neuroradiology Feb 2008, 29 (2) 388-391; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0799
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