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Hypoalgesia and parasympathetic effects of millimeter waves on experimentally induced pain in healthy volunteers

Laure Miniera Remedee Labs, Montbonnot-St Martin, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jean-Claude Debouzyb Department of Biological effects of radiation, French Armed Forces Biomedical Research Institute, Bretigny-sur-Orge, France;c French Armed Forces Medical Center, Varces-Allières-et-Risset, FranceView further author information
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Michaël Foerstera Remedee Labs, Montbonnot-St Martin, France;d Electronic Laboratory of Information Technology, French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission/Clinatec, Grenoble, FranceView further author information
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Virginie Pierrea Remedee Labs, Montbonnot-St Martin, FranceView further author information
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Caroline Maindete Pain Management Unit, University Hospital of Grenoble-Alpes, Grenoble, France;f Methods in Modelling and Evaluation of Health Actions Team, Techniques in Biomedical Engineering and Complexity - Informatics, Mathematics and Applications-Grenoble Laboratory, French National Centre for Scientific Research, Grenoble, FranceView further author information
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David Crouziera Remedee Labs, Montbonnot-St Martin, France;b Department of Biological effects of radiation, French Armed Forces Biomedical Research Institute, Bretigny-sur-Orge, FranceView further author information
Pages 3-11 | Received 27 Jul 2022, Accepted 22 Dec 2022, Published online: 28 Dec 2022

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