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. 1993 Jan;52(1):1–4. doi: 10.1136/ard.52.1.1

Where are peripheral analgesics acting?

B Bannwarth 1, F Demotes-Mainard 1, T Schaeverbeke 1, J Dehais 1
PMCID: PMC1004944  PMID: 8427507

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