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Dissociation of sensory and affective dimensions of pain using hypnotic modulation

  • Pierre Rainville

      Affiliations

    • Département de Psychologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada
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  • Benoı̂t Carrier

      Affiliations

    • Département de Stomatologie, Faculté de Médecine Dentaire, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada
    • ,
  • Robert K Hofbauer

      Affiliations

    • Montreal Neurological Institute, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, 3801 University Street, Room 122, Montréal, Quebec H3A 2B4, Canada
    • ,
  • M.Catherine Bushnell

      Affiliations

    • Centre de Recherche en Sciences Neurologiques, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada
    • Department of Anesthesia, McGill University, Montréal, Canada
    • ,
  • Gary H Duncan

      Affiliations

    • Département de Stomatologie, Faculté de Médecine Dentaire, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada
    • Centre de Recherche en Sciences Neurologiques, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada
    • Montreal Neurological Institute, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, 3801 University Street, Room 122, Montréal, Quebec H3A 2B4, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-514-343-6004; fax: +1-514-343-5647

Received 30 July 1998 ,Revised 29 January 1999 ,Accepted 23 February 1999.

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