Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 154, Issue 2 , Pages 171-180 , 28 February 2007

Mapping brain structure in attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder: A voxel-based MRI study of regional grey and white matter volume

  • Grainne M. McAlonan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Hong Kong
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychiatry, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong. Tel.: +852 2855 4486; fax: +852 2855 1345.
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  • Vinci Cheung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Hong Kong
    • ,
  • Charlton Cheung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Hong Kong
    • ,
  • Siew E. Chua

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Hong Kong
    • ,
  • Declan G.M. Murphy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • John Suckling

      Affiliations

    • Cambridge Brain Mapping Unit, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
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  • Kin-Shing Tai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Hong Kong
    • ,
  • Lawrance K.C. Yip

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Hong Kong
    • ,
  • Patrick Leung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Chinese University of Hong Kong
    • ,
  • Ting Pong Ho

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Hong Kong

Received 7 October 2005 ,Revised 23 August 2006 ,Accepted 26 September 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2006.09.006

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 154, Issue 2 , Pages 171-180 , 28 February 2007

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