Neuropathic pain: symptoms, models, and mechanisms
β Scribed by Simon Beggs; Michael W. Salter
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 272 KB
- Volume
- 67
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0272-4391
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