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The Pain Management Handbook

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Pecha, R.E., Prindiville, T. (1998). Abdominal Pain. In: Gershwin, M.E., Hamilton, M.E. (eds) The Pain Management Handbook. Current Clinical Practice. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1796-1_6

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