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Long-term motor cortex stimulation for phantom limb pain

Erlick A.C. PereiraNuffield Department of Surgical Sciences and Department of Neurological Surgery, Oxford Functional Neurosurgery, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tom MooreNuffield Department of Surgical Sciences and Department of Neurological Surgery, Oxford Functional Neurosurgery, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, UK
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Liz MoirNuffield Department of Surgical Sciences and Department of Neurological Surgery, Oxford Functional Neurosurgery, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, UK
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Tipu Z. AzizNuffield Department of Surgical Sciences and Department of Neurological Surgery, Oxford Functional Neurosurgery, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, UK
Pages 272-274 | Received 10 Nov 2013, Accepted 28 Sep 2014, Published online: 23 Oct 2014

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