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Review
. 2018 Sep:159 Suppl 1:S3-S10.
doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001272.

How expectations influence pain

Howard L Fields  1
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Review

How expectations influence pain

Howard L Fields. Pain. 2018 Sep.
Free article
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