Volumetric structural magnetic resonance imaging findings in pediatric posttraumatic stress disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder: A systematic review

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue DEC, 2012, Pages

  Ahmed, Fatima ^a   Ras, Johan ^a   Seedat, Soraya ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Pediatric; sMRI; Voxel based morphometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874556409     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00568     Document Type: Review

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