The Journal of Pain
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 79-86 , January 2010

Sex Differences in Pain and Psychological Functioning in Persons With Limb Loss

Received 24 February 2009 ,Revised 30 April 2009 ,Accepted 5 June 2009.

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 Supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and National Center for Rehabilitation Research (grant nos. P01 HD33988, R01 HD057916, and T32 HD007424).

PII: S1526-5900(09)00575-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2009.06.004

The Journal of Pain
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 79-86 , January 2010

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