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Principle components analysis of pain thresholds to thermal, electrical, and mechanical stimuli suggests a predominant common source of variance

  • Till J. Neddermeyer

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  • Karin Flühr

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  • Jörn Lötsch

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Received 23 July 2007 ,Revised 5 December 2007 ,Accepted 20 December 2007.

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PII: S0304-3959(07)00754-3

doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2007.12.015

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