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Sherman, J.J., Ohrbach, R. (2006). Objective and Subjective Measurement of Pain: Current Approaches for Forensic Applications. In: Young, G., Nicholson, K., Kane, A.W. (eds) Psychological Knowledge in Court. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-25610-5_11

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