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A Review of Childhood Abuse, Health, and Pain-Related Problems: The Role of Psychiatric Disorders and Current Life Stress

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Pages 170-188 | Received 17 Apr 2008, Accepted 13 Oct 2008, Published online: 30 Mar 2009

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