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Complete pain relief: potential problems and diagnostic solutions

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  1. AJ Mannes is a Staff Clinician in the Department of Anesthesia and Surgical Services and in the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, and MJ Iadarola is Chief of the Neurobiology and Pain Therapeutics Section, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA.,

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Mannes, A., Iadarola, M. Complete pain relief: potential problems and diagnostic solutions. Nat Rev Neurol 3, 648–649 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneuro0660

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