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Mechanical Allodynia and Hyperalgesia in Nerve and Muscles in Chronic Tension-Type Headache

César Fernández-de-las-Peñasa Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Avenida de Atenas s/n, 28922 Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain Tel.: +34 914 888 884 Fax: +34 914 888 [email protected]Correspondence[email protected]
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Lars Arendt-Nielsenb Centre for Sensory-Motor Interaction (SMI), Department of Health Science & Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark Tel.: +45 9940 8830 Fax: +45 9815 [email protected]
Pages 119-127 | Published online: 18 Dec 2008

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