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. 2012 Jul;153(7):1346-1347.
doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2012.03.014. Epub 2012 Mar 29.

What can we learn from twin studies of pain and analgesia?

Christopher Sivert Nielsen  1
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What can we learn from twin studies of pain and analgesia?

Christopher Sivert Nielsen. Pain. 2012 Jul.
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