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Temporal Lobe, Autism, and Macrocephaly
Erin D. Bigler, David F. Tate, E. Shannon Neeley, Lara J. Wolfson, Michael J. Miller, Sara A. Rice, Howard Cleavinger, Carol Anderson, Hilary Coon, Sally Ozonoff, Michael Johnson, Elena Dinh, Jeff Lu, William Mc Mahon and Janet E. Lainhart
American Journal of Neuroradiology November 2003, 24 (10) 2066-2076;
Erin D. Bigler
David F. Tate
E. Shannon Neeley
Lara J. Wolfson
Michael J. Miller
Sara A. Rice
Howard Cleavinger
Carol Anderson
Hilary Coon
Sally Ozonoff
Michael Johnson
Elena Dinh
Jeff Lu
William Mc Mahon

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Temporal Lobe, Autism, and Macrocephaly
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