A study on the cerebral sizes of Koreans in their 20S and 40S

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 118, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1689-1702

  Chung, Soon Cheol ^a   Choi, Mi Hyun ^a   Lee, Bongsoo ^a   Tack, Gye Rae ^a   Jun, Jae Hoon ^a   Park, Jong Rak ^b   Min, Byung Chan ^c   Park, Byung Gi ^d  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Chosun University   (South Korea)

^c Hanbat National University   (South Korea)

^d Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Age; Body parameters; Cerebral asymmetry; Cerebral size; Sex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KOREA; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 54349118472     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: 15635279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207450701769224     Document Type: Article

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