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Proton MR Spectroscopy Correlates of Frontal Lobe Function in Healthy Children

A. Ozturk, M. Degaonkar, M.A. Matson, C.T. Wells, E.M. Mahone and A. Horská
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2009, 30 (7) 1308-1314; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A1576
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