Alcohol
Volume 44, Issue 5 , Pages 439-445 , August 2010

Atrophy of the parahippocampal gyrus and regional cerebral blood flow in the limbic system in chronic alcoholic patients

Received 27 August 2009 ,Revised 6 May 2010 ,Accepted 6 May 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2010.05.003

Alcohol
Volume 44, Issue 5 , Pages 439-445 , August 2010

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