Bilateral fronto-parietal integrity in young chronic cigarette smokers: a diffusion tensor imaging study.

Cigarette smoking continues to be the leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in China and other countries. Previous studies have demonstrated gray matter loss in chronic smokers. However, only a few studies assessed the changes of white matter integrity in this group. Based on those pr...

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Main Authors: Yanhui Liao, Jinsong Tang, Qijian Deng, Yongwen Deng, Tao Luo, Xuyi Wang, Hongxian Chen, Tieqiao Liu, Xiaogang Chen, Arthur L Brody, Wei Hao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3206030?pdf=render