Aetiology of pressure sores in patients with spinal cord injury.
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Frequency of Phantom Pain among patients with Spinal Cord Injury
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1984
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.289.6457.1487