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Association of White Matter Hyperintensities with Low Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels

J.M. Prager, C. Thomas, W.J. Ankenbrandt, J.R. Meyer, Y. Gao, A. Ragin, S. Sidharthan, R. Hutten and Y.G. Wu
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2014, 35 (6) 1145-1149; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3840
J.M. Prager
aFrom the Department of Radiology (J.M.P., W.J.A., J.R.M., R.H., Y.G.W.), NorthShore University Health System, Evanston, Illinois
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C. Thomas
bDepartment of Endocrinology (C.T.), University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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W.J. Ankenbrandt
aFrom the Department of Radiology (J.M.P., W.J.A., J.R.M., R.H., Y.G.W.), NorthShore University Health System, Evanston, Illinois
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J.R. Meyer
aFrom the Department of Radiology (J.M.P., W.J.A., J.R.M., R.H., Y.G.W.), NorthShore University Health System, Evanston, Illinois
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Y. Gao
cDepartments of Statistics (Y.G.)
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A. Ragin
dRadiology (A.R.), Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
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S. Sidharthan
eDepartment of Radiology (S.S.), Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, New Jersey.
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R. Hutten
aFrom the Department of Radiology (J.M.P., W.J.A., J.R.M., R.H., Y.G.W.), NorthShore University Health System, Evanston, Illinois
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Y.G. Wu
aFrom the Department of Radiology (J.M.P., W.J.A., J.R.M., R.H., Y.G.W.), NorthShore University Health System, Evanston, Illinois
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J.M. Prager, C. Thomas, W.J. Ankenbrandt, J.R. Meyer, Y. Gao, A. Ragin, S. Sidharthan, R. Hutten, Y.G. Wu
Association of White Matter Hyperintensities with Low Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels
American Journal of Neuroradiology Jun 2014, 35 (6) 1145-1149; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A3840

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American Journal of Neuroradiology Jun 2014, 35 (6) 1145-1149; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A3840
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