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December 1, 1984Postgraduate Medical JournalOpen Access

Acupuncture and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

Ronald Melzack Patrick D. Wall

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Ronald Melzack, Ph.D., Patrick D. Wall, M.B., B.Ch., D.M.; Acupuncture and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, Postgraduate Medical Journal, Volum

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8d56c7a2977393617aa741 https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.60.710.893

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