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Cutaneous C-fiber pain abnormalities of fibromyalgia patients are specifically related to temporal summation

  • Roland Staud

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610-0221, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 352 273 5346; fax: +1 352 392 8483.
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  • Courtney E. Bovee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610-0221, USA
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  • Michael E. Robinson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical & Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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  • Donald D. Price

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroscience, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
    • Department of Oral Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA

Received 5 December 2007 ,Revised 17 March 2008 ,Accepted 25 April 2008.

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PII: S0304-3959(08)00233-9

doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2008.04.024

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