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- 46
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- 452-469
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Ronald Melzack,
Campbell Perry
(1975).
Self-regulation of pain: The use of alpha-feedback and hypnotic training for the control of chronic pain.
Experimental Neurology
, 46
(3)
, 452-469.
https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-4886(75)90119-3
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- 10.1016/0014-4886(75)90119-3