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Does physical pain impair abstract thinking?

Jens AgerströmDepartment of Psychology, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Helena GunnarssonDepartment of Psychology, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden
&
Kent SteningDepartment of Health and Caring Sciences, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden
Pages 748-754 | Received 19 Jul 2016, Accepted 03 Mar 2017, Published online: 23 Mar 2017

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