Referred pain is dependent on sensory input from the periphery: A psychophysical study

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 261-269

  Laursen, R J ^a   Graven Nielsen, T ^a   Jensen, T S ^b   Arendt Nielsen, L ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

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EID: 0000201209     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-3801(97)90035-5     Document Type: Article

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