Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 29-32 , January 2008

Stimulation-produced analgesia: acupuncture, TENS and related techniques

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doi: 10.1016/j.mpaic.2007.10.008

Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 29-32 , January 2008

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