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Editorial
. 2008 Jul;137(1):5-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2008.04.001. Epub 2008 May 1.

What is the mechanism underlying treatment of pain by systemic application of lidocaine?

Wilfrid Jänig  1
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What is the mechanism underlying treatment of pain by systemic application of lidocaine?

Wilfrid Jänig. Pain. 2008 Jul.
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