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Maternal Obesity during Pregnancy is Associated with Lower Cortical Thickness in the Neonate Brain

X. Na, N.E. Phelan, M.R. Tadros, Z. Wu, A. Andres, T.M. Badger, C.M. Glasier, R.R. Ramakrishnaiah, A.C. Rowell, L. Wang, G. Li, D.K. Williams and X. Ou
American Journal of Neuroradiology December 2021, 42 (12) 2238-2244; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7316
X. Na
aFrom the Department of Radiology (X.N., C.M.G., R.R.R., A.C.R., X.O.)
eArkansas Children’s Nutrition Center (X.N., A.A., T.M.B., X.O.), Little Rock, Arkansas
fArkansas Children’s Research Institute (X.N., A.A., T.M.B., X.O.), Little Rock, Arkansas
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N.E. Phelan
bCollege of Medicine (N.E.P., M.R.T.)
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M.R. Tadros
bCollege of Medicine (N.E.P., M.R.T.)
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Z. Wu
gDepartment of Radiology (Z.W., L.W., G.L.), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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A. Andres
cDepartments of Pediatrics (A.A., T.M.B., C.M.G., R.R.R., X.O.), University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
eArkansas Children’s Nutrition Center (X.N., A.A., T.M.B., X.O.), Little Rock, Arkansas
fArkansas Children’s Research Institute (X.N., A.A., T.M.B., X.O.), Little Rock, Arkansas
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T.M. Badger
cDepartments of Pediatrics (A.A., T.M.B., C.M.G., R.R.R., X.O.), University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
eArkansas Children’s Nutrition Center (X.N., A.A., T.M.B., X.O.), Little Rock, Arkansas
fArkansas Children’s Research Institute (X.N., A.A., T.M.B., X.O.), Little Rock, Arkansas
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C.M. Glasier
aFrom the Department of Radiology (X.N., C.M.G., R.R.R., A.C.R., X.O.)
cDepartments of Pediatrics (A.A., T.M.B., C.M.G., R.R.R., X.O.), University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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R.R. Ramakrishnaiah
aFrom the Department of Radiology (X.N., C.M.G., R.R.R., A.C.R., X.O.)
cDepartments of Pediatrics (A.A., T.M.B., C.M.G., R.R.R., X.O.), University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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A.C. Rowell
aFrom the Department of Radiology (X.N., C.M.G., R.R.R., A.C.R., X.O.)
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L. Wang
gDepartment of Radiology (Z.W., L.W., G.L.), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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G. Li
gDepartment of Radiology (Z.W., L.W., G.L.), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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dBiostatistics (D.K.W.), University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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X. Ou
aFrom the Department of Radiology (X.N., C.M.G., R.R.R., A.C.R., X.O.)
cDepartments of Pediatrics (A.A., T.M.B., C.M.G., R.R.R., X.O.), University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
eArkansas Children’s Nutrition Center (X.N., A.A., T.M.B., X.O.), Little Rock, Arkansas
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