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Pain: Original Article

Effectiveness and safety of tapentadol prolonged release for severe, chronic low back pain with or without a neuropathic pain component: results of an open-label, phase 3b study

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Pages 911-936 | Accepted 13 Mar 2012, Published online: 09 May 2012

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