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Chronic Pain: Wake up call for all

Babita Ghai

Citation Information : Ghai B. Chronic Pain: Wake up call for all. J Postgrad Med Edu Res 2016; 50 (2).

DOI: 10.5005/jpmer-50-2-v

License: CC BY-ND 4.0

Published Online: 01-06-2015

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2016; The Author(s).


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