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Editorial

Teaching People About Pain: Why do we Keep Beating Around the Bush?

G Lorimer Moseley* Sansom Institute for Health Research, University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide5001, Australia; Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, Australia; Tel.: +61 8 83021416; Fax: +61 8 83022853; [email protected]
Pages 1-3 | Published online: 21 Dec 2011

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