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. 2020 Jan;46(1):138-139.
doi: 10.1007/s00134-019-05838-0. Epub 2019 Nov 11.

Massage therapy reduces arterial puncture-induced pain: the randomized cross-over bi-center TORREA study

Sigismond Lasocki  1 , Régine Moncho  2 , Julien Bontemps  3 , Xavier Verger  2 , Anne-Charlotte Tellier  3 , Soizic Gergaud  2 , Martine Ferrandière  3 ; ATLANREA group
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Massage therapy reduces arterial puncture-induced pain: the randomized cross-over bi-center TORREA study

Sigismond Lasocki et al. Intensive Care Med. 2020 Jan.
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