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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 Oaklander¹

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¹ Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA Department of Pathology (Neuropathology), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

PMID: 27183448
PMCID: PMC5845259
DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000526

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

Anne Louise Oaklander. Pain. 2016 Jun.

. 2016 Jun;157(6):1366-1367.

doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000526.

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Anne Louise Oaklander¹

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¹ Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA Department of Pathology (Neuropathology), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

PMID: 27183448
PMCID: PMC5845259
DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000526

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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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What is the meaning of "small fiber neuropathy" in fibromyalgia?
Clauw DJ. Clauw DJ. Pain. 2015 Nov;156(11):2115-2116. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000311. Pain. 2015. PMID: 26307862 No abstract available.

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