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Abnormalities of fibromyalgia pain processing: use of magnetic resonance spectroscopy as a window to the brain

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Staud, R. Abnormalities of fibromyalgia pain processing: use of magnetic resonance spectroscopy as a window to the brain. Curr Rheumatol Rep 10, 461–462 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11926-008-0075-9

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