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. 2011 Nov;152(11):2451-2452.
doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2011.06.004. Epub 2011 Jun 23.

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for chronic pain: time to evolve from exploration to confirmation?

Neil E O'Connell  1 , Benedict M Wand
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Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for chronic pain: time to evolve from exploration to confirmation?

Neil E O'Connell et al. Pain. 2011 Nov.
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