International Journal of Biomedical Imaging
Volume 2008 (2008), Article ID 167078, 7 pages
doi:10.1155/2008/167078
Research Article
Resurrecting Brinley Plots for a Novel Use: Meta-Analyses of Functional Brain Imaging Data in Older Adults
Department of Radiology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, PP1 - 7th Floor, Winston-Salem 27157, NC, USA
Received 29 March 2007; Accepted 25 August 2007
Academic Editor: Oury Monchi
Copyright © 2008 Ann M. Peiffer et al. This is an open access article distributed under the
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