Phantom limb pain during labour
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Phantom limb pain.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Anaesthesia
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0003-2409,1365-2044
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1992.tb04201.x