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Methadone for Neuropathic Pain: A New Use for an Old Drug?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

C. Peter N. Watson
C. Peter N. Watson*
Affiliation:
Toronto, Ontario
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Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 32 , Issue 3 , August 2005 , pp. 271 - 272
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