Constructing and deconstructing the gate theory of pain.

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Published in Pain on December 12, 2013

Authors

Lorne M Mendell1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA. Electronic address: lorne.mendell@stonybrook.edu.

Associated clinical trials:

Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Local Anaesthesia (TENS-LA) | NCT03992820

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