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Metadata
Title
Vitamin C for attenuating postherpetic neuralgia pain: an emerging treatment alternative
Author
Shailendra Kapoor
Publication date
01-10-2012
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
The Journal of Headache and Pain / Issue 7/2012
Print ISSN: 1129-2369
Electronic ISSN: 1129-2377
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10194-012-0476-z

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