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Acute Effects of Alcohol on the Human Brain: Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study

L.M. Kong, W.B. Zheng, G.P. Lian and H.D. Zhang
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2012, 33 (5) 928-934; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A2873
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