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Facial expressions, pain and nociception—are they related?

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  1. Oklahoma City VA Medical Center (11AZ), 921 NE 13th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA elliott-ross@ouhsc.edu

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  1. ED Ross is Professor of Neurology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and Director of the Center for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Disorders at Oklahoma City VA Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.,

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Ross, E. Facial expressions, pain and nociception—are they related?. Nat Rev Neurol 4, 304–305 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneuro0791

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