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White Matter Characteristics and Cognition in Prenatally Opiate- and Polysubstance-Exposed Children: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study

K.B. Walhovd, L.T. Westlye, V. Moe, K. Slinning, P. Due-Tønnessen, A. Bjørnerud, A. van der Kouwe, A.M. Dale and A.M. Fjell
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2010, 31 (5) 894-900; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A1957
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