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Editorial
. 2016 Apr;157(4):775-776.
doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000493.

Controlling for "confounders" in psychosocial pain research

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Editorial

Controlling for "confounders" in psychosocial pain research

Michael J L Sullivan. Pain. 2016 Apr.
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