Chapter 28 Brainstem reflexes and their relevance to pain

Handbook of Clinical Neurology

Volumn 81, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Cruccu, G ^a,b,c   Iannetti, G D ^a,b,c   Truini, A ^a,b,c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 67649369579     PISSN: 00729752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0072-9752(06)80032-1     Document Type: Article

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