Bilateral Fronto-Parietal Integrity in Young Chronic Cigarette Smokers: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study

Yanhui Liao; Jinsong Tang; Qijian Deng; Yongwen Deng; Tao Luo; Xuyi Wang; Hongxian Chen; Tieqiao Liu; Xiaogang Chen; Arthur L. Brody; Wei Hao

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0026460

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Bilateral Fronto-Parietal Integrity in Young Chronic Cigarette Smokers: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study

Yanhui Liao,

Affiliation Mental Health Institute, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People's Republic of China
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Jinsong Tang,

Affiliation Mental Health Institute, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People's Republic of China
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Qijian Deng,

Affiliation Mental Health Institute, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People's Republic of China
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Yongwen Deng,

Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery, People's Hospital of Hunan Province, Changsha, People's Republic of China
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Tao Luo,

Affiliation Mental Health Institute, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People's Republic of China
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Xuyi Wang,

Affiliation Mental Health Institute, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People's Republic of China
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Hongxian Chen,

Affiliation Mental Health Institute, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People's Republic of China
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Tieqiao Liu,

Affiliation Mental Health Institute, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People's Republic of China
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Xiaogang Chen,

Affiliation Mental Health Institute, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People's Republic of China
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Arthur L. Brody ,

* E-mail: weihaochangsha@gmail.com (WH); abrody@ucla.edu (AB)

Affiliations Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, Departments of Psychiatry and Research, Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Wei Hao

* E-mail: weihaochangsha@gmail.com (WH); abrody@ucla.edu (AB)

Affiliation Mental Health Institute, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People's Republic of China
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Bilateral Fronto-Parietal Integrity in Young Chronic Cigarette Smokers: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study

Yanhui Liao,
Jinsong Tang,
Qijian Deng,
Yongwen Deng,
Tao Luo,
Xuyi Wang,
Hongxian Chen,
Tieqiao Liu,
Xiaogang Chen,
Arthur L. Brody

Published: November 1, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0026460

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