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. 2016 Jun;157(6):1366-1367.
doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000526.

What is the meaning of "small-fiber polyneuropathy" in fibromyalgia? An alternate answer

Anne Louise Oaklander  1
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What is the meaning of "small-fiber polyneuropathy" in fibromyalgia? An alternate answer

Anne Louise Oaklander. Pain. 2016 Jun.
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    Clauw D. Clauw D. Pain. 2016 Jun;157(6):1367-1368. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000525. Pain. 2016. PMID: 27183449 No abstract available.

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