Zoster-associated pain and neural dysfunction

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, University of California, UCSF Pain Clinical Research Center, 1701 Divisadero Street, Suite 480, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA Department of Anesthesia, University of California, UCSF Pain Clinical Research Center, 1701 Divisadero Street, Suite 480, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA.

Review

Michael C Rowbotham et al. Pain. 2001 Jul.

. 2001 Jul;93(1):1-5.

doi: 10.1016/S0304-3959(01)00328-1.

¹ Department of Neurology, University of California, UCSF Pain Clinical Research Center, 1701 Divisadero Street, Suite 480, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA Department of Anesthesia, University of California, UCSF Pain Clinical Research Center, 1701 Divisadero Street, Suite 480, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA.

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