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Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Mind-body practices, interoception and pain: a scoping review of behavioral and neural correlates

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Article: 2275661 | Received 23 Aug 2023, Accepted 19 Oct 2023, Published online: 08 Nov 2023

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