Global Functional Connectivity Abnormalities in Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
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عنوان ژورنال: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0145-6008
DOI: 10.1111/acer.12024