We understand phantom pain, so why do we still struggle to treat it? The paradox of phantom pain
Entendemos a dor fantasma, então por que ainda temos dificuldade em tratá-la? O paradoxo da dor fantasma
Célia Maria de Oliveira; Juliana Barcellos de Souza
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