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The Effect of Corticosteroid Medication on Quantitative MR Parameters of the Brain
Stefan C.A. Steens, Gerda M. Steup-Beekman, Gerlof P.Th. Bosma, Faiza Admiraal-Behloul, Hans Olofsen, Joost Doornbos, Tom W.J. Huizinga and Mark A. van Buchem
American Journal of Neuroradiology November 2005, 26 (10) 2475-2480;
Stefan C.A. Steens
Gerda M. Steup-Beekman
Gerlof P.Th. Bosma
Faiza Admiraal-Behloul
Hans Olofsen
Joost Doornbos
Tom W.J. Huizinga

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