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Research Article

TACTILE STIMULUS AND NEUROHORMONAL RESPONSE: A PILOT STUDY

S. WIKSTRÖM Department of Neuroscience and Locomotion, Division of Psychiatry, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
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T. GUNNARSSON Department of Neuroscience and Locomotion, Division of Psychiatry, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
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C. NORDIN Department of Neuroscience and Locomotion, Division of Psychiatry, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
Pages 787-793 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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