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Case Report

Effect of pain neuroscience education and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on trigeminal postherpetic neuralgia. A case report

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Pages 1813-1822 | Received 18 Mar 2020, Accepted 19 Dec 2020, Published online: 05 Feb 2021

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