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Diffusion Anisotropy Changes in the Brains of Professional Boxers

L. Zhang, L.A. Heier, R.D. Zimmerman, B. Jordan and A.M. Uluğ
American Journal of Neuroradiology October 2006, 27 (9) 2000-2004;
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