PAIN IN LEPROSY PATIENTS: SHALL WE ALWAYS CONSIDER AS A NEURAL DAMAGE?
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Pain in leprosy patients: shall we always consider as a neural damage?
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عنوان ژورنال: Leprosy Review
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2162-8807
DOI: 10.47276/lr.82.3.319