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Perception of Pain in Others: Implication for Caregivers

Michel-Pierre Coll1 École de psychologie, Faculté des Sciences Sociales, Université Laval, Québec, G1V 0A6, Canada;2 Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherche en Réadaptation et Intégration Sociale, CanadaView further author information
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Mathieu Grégoire1 École de psychologie, Faculté des Sciences Sociales, Université Laval, Québec, G1V 0A6, Canada;2 Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherche en Réadaptation et Intégration Sociale, CanadaView further author information
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Margot Latimer3 School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Professions, Dalhousie University, Canada;4 Centre for Pediatric Pain Research, IWK Health Centre, CanadaView further author information
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Fanny Eugène2 Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherche en Réadaptation et Intégration Sociale, CanadaView further author information
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Philip L Jackson1 École de psychologie, Faculté des Sciences Sociales, Université Laval, Québec, G1V 0A6, Canada;2 Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherche en Réadaptation et Intégration Sociale, Canada;5 Centre de Recherche Université Laval Robert-Giffard, Québec, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 257-265 | Published online: 05 May 2011

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