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Brain Cortical Structure and Executive Function in Children May Be Influenced by Parental Choices of Infant Diets

T. Li, T.M. Badger, B.J. Bellando, S.T. Sorensen, X. Lou and X. Ou
American Journal of Neuroradiology July 2020, 41 (7) 1302-1308; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6601
T. Li
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (T.L., X.O.)
cArkansas Children’s Nutrition Center (T.L., T.M.B., B.J.B., S.T.S., X.O.), Little Rock, Arkansas
dDepartment of Information Sciences (T.L., X.O.), University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas
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T.M. Badger
bPediatrics (T.M.B., B.J.B., S.T.S., X.O.), University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
cArkansas Children’s Nutrition Center (T.L., T.M.B., B.J.B., S.T.S., X.O.), Little Rock, Arkansas
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B.J. Bellando
bPediatrics (T.M.B., B.J.B., S.T.S., X.O.), University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
cArkansas Children’s Nutrition Center (T.L., T.M.B., B.J.B., S.T.S., X.O.), Little Rock, Arkansas
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S.T. Sorensen
bPediatrics (T.M.B., B.J.B., S.T.S., X.O.), University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
cArkansas Children’s Nutrition Center (T.L., T.M.B., B.J.B., S.T.S., X.O.), Little Rock, Arkansas
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X. Lou
eDepartment of Biostatistics (X.L., X.O.), University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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X. Ou
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (T.L., X.O.)
bPediatrics (T.M.B., B.J.B., S.T.S., X.O.), University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
cArkansas Children’s Nutrition Center (T.L., T.M.B., B.J.B., S.T.S., X.O.), Little Rock, Arkansas
dDepartment of Information Sciences (T.L., X.O.), University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas
eDepartment of Biostatistics (X.L., X.O.), University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
fArkansas Children’s Research Institute (X.O.), Little Rock, Arkansas.
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