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Volume 143, Issue 3 , Pages 163-164 , June 2009

Chronic stress and pain – A plea for a concerted research program

  • Fernand Anton

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Received 25 February 2009 ,Accepted 12 March 2009.

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PII: S0304-3959(09)00162-6

doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2009.03.012

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Volume 143, Issue 3 , Pages 163-164 , June 2009

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