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  • Melzack, R. (1999). From the gate to the neuromatrix. Pain (Suppl. 6), 82, S121-S126.

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  1. Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 680 N Lake Shore Drive, Suite 1220, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA

    Dr. Michael James Coons

  2. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Psychology Division, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 680 N Lake Shore Drive, Suite 1220, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA

    Jeremy Steglitz MPH

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  1. Behavioral Medicine Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA

    Marc D. Gellman

  2. Cardiovascular Safety, Quintiles, Durham, NC, USA

    J. Rick Turner

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Coons, M.J., Steglitz, J. (2013). Pain Threshold. In: Gellman, M.D., Turner, J.R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1005-9_1160

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