Is chronic post-herniorrhaphy pain always chronic? A literature review
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Is chronic post-herniorrhaphy pain always chronic? A literature review
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pain Research
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1178-7090
DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s82708