Scandinavian Journal of Pain
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 43-49 , January 2010

Adult limb and breast amputees’ experience and descriptions of phantom phenomena—A qualitative study

  • Berit Björkman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Section of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +46 8 517 75524; fax: +46 8 517 73132.
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  • Staffan Arnér

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Section of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
    • ,
  • Iréne Lund

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
    • ,
  • Lars-Christer Hydén

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, Division of Health and Society, Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden

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PII: S1877-8860(09)00002-0

doi: 10.1016/j.sjpain.2009.09.001

Scandinavian Journal of Pain
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 43-49 , January 2010

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