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Research Article

Relationship between traumatic events in childhood and chronic pain

RICHARD T. GOLDBERG Department of Psychiatry;
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WILLIAM N. PACHASOE Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, 125 Nashua St. Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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DAVID KEITH Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts, USA
Pages 23-30 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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