Peripheral afferents and the pain experience

Stephen G Waxman^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States.
² Center for Rehabilitation Research, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, United States.

Editorial

Stephen G Waxman. Pain. 2019 Jul.

. 2019 Jul;160(7):1487-1488.

doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001527.

Stephen G Waxman^{1

2}

¹ Department of Neurology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States.
² Center for Rehabilitation Research, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, United States.

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Comment on

The role of afferent input in postamputation pain: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study.
Buch NS, Ahlburg P, Haroutounian S, Andersen NT, Finnerup NB, Nikolajsen L. Buch NS, et al. Pain. 2019 Jul;160(7):1622-1633. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001536. Pain. 2019. PMID: 30817438 Clinical Trial.

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