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. 1955 Dec;14(4):397–403. doi: 10.1136/ard.14.4.397

Radiation Pain Thresholds in Relation to Skin Temperatures

J W Beattie 1,2, A Woodmansey 1,2
PMCID: PMC1006837  PMID: 13275880

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