Scandinavian Journal of Pain
Volume 1, Issue 3 , Pages 113-114 , July 2010

Functional brain imaging of acute postoperative pain

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PII: S1877-8860(10)00080-7

doi: 10.1016/j.sjpain.2010.05.033

Scandinavian Journal of Pain
Volume 1, Issue 3 , Pages 113-114 , July 2010

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