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Normal-Appearing White Matter Changes Vary with Distance to Lesions in Multiple Sclerosis

H. Vrenken, J.J.G. Geurts, D.L. Knol, C.H. Polman, J.A. Castelijns, P.J.W. Pouwels and F. Barkhof
American Journal of Neuroradiology October 2006, 27 (9) 2005-2011;
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H. Vrenken, J.J.G. Geurts, D.L. Knol, C.H. Polman, J.A. Castelijns, P.J.W. Pouwels, F. Barkhof
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