Altered Regional Brain Morphology in Patients With Chronic Facial Pain
โ Scribed by Tobias Schmidt-Wilcke; Stefanie Hierlmeier; Elke Leinisch
- Book ID
- 109100780
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 198 KB
- Volume
- 50
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0017-8748
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