Neuroanatomical Diversity of Corpus Callosum and Brain Volume in Autism: Meta-analysis, Analysis of the Autism Brain Imaging Data Exchange Project, and Simulation

@article{Lefebvre2015NeuroanatomicalDO,
  title={Neuroanatomical Diversity of Corpus Callosum and Brain Volume in Autism: Meta-analysis, Analysis of the Autism Brain Imaging Data Exchange Project, and Simulation},
  author={Aline Lefebvre and Anita Beggiato and Thomas Bourgeron and Roberto Toro},
  journal={Biological Psychiatry},
  year={2015},
  volume={78},
  pages={126-134}
}
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