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Effects of stressful life events on human brain structure: A longitudinal voxel-based morphometry study

Sergio Alessandro Papagni
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Stefania Benetti Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, UK
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Sobida Arulanantham Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, UK
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Eamon McCrory Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, Research Department of Clinical, Educational, and Health Psychology, University College London (UCL), Gower St, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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Philip McGuire Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, UK
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Andrea Mechelli Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 227-232 | Received 05 May 2010, Accepted 06 Sep 2010, Published online: 31 Oct 2010

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