Pain Management Nursing
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 197-205 , December 2009

Chronic Neuropathic Pain in Women After Breast Cancer Treatment

Received 10 April 2007 ,Revised 2 April 2008 ,Accepted 16 April 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2008.04.002

Pain Management Nursing
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