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Clinical Research Article

Pre-treatment pain predicts outcomes in multimodal treatment for tortured and traumatized refugees: a pilot investigation

El dolor previo al tratamiento predice el desenlace del tratamiento multimodal para refugiados torturados y traumatizados: una investigación piloto

前期疼痛可预测多模式治疗对遭受酷刑和创伤的难民的结果:一项预研究

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Article: 1686807 | Received 12 Jul 2019, Accepted 20 Oct 2019, Published online: 11 Nov 2019

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