Chapter 24 Referred pain from internal organs

Handbook of Clinical Neurology

Volumn 81, Issue , 2006, Pages 343-361

  Giamberardino, Maria Adele ^a   Affaitati, Giannapia ^a   Costantini, Raffaele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

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EID: 67649551398     PISSN: 00729752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0072-9752(06)80028-X     Document Type: Article

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