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Editorial
. 2011 Dec;152(12):2677-2678.
doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2011.07.003. Epub 2011 Aug 15.

Descending controls: insurance against pain?

Anthony H Dickenson  1 , Ralf Baron
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Editorial

Descending controls: insurance against pain?

Anthony H Dickenson et al. Pain. 2011 Dec.
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