Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 42, Issue 4 , Pages 335-343 , April 2008

The Teen Brain: Insights from Neuroimaging

  • Jay N. Giedd, M.D.

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Jay N. Giedd, M.D., Chief, Brain Imaging Unit, Child Psychiatry Branch, NIMH, Building 10, Room 4C110, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892.

Received 4 October 2007 ,Accepted 16 January 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.01.007

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 42, Issue 4 , Pages 335-343 , April 2008

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