Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) type I: historical perspective and critical issues
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Cases in Mineral and Bone Metabolism
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1971-3266
DOI: 10.11138/ccmbm/2015.12.3s.004