PAIN
Volume 144, Issue 1 , Pages 7-8 , July 2009

All in one: Is it possible to assess all dimensions of any pain with a simple questionnaire?

Received 25 March 2009 ,Accepted 1 April 2009.

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PII: S0304-3959(09)00207-3

doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2009.04.001

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Volume 144, Issue 1 , Pages 7-8 , July 2009

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