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Quantitative Sensorische Testung bei Kindern und Jugendlichen nach dem Protokoll des Deutschen Forschungsverbundes Neuropathischer Schmerz (DFNS)

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Reference values for quantitative sensory testing in children and adolescents

Developmental and gender differences in somatosensory perception

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Blankenburg, M., Boekens, H., Hechler, T. et al. Quantitative Sensorische Testung bei Kindern und Jugendlichen nach dem Protokoll des Deutschen Forschungsverbundes Neuropathischer Schmerz (DFNS). Schmerz 24, 380–382 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00482-010-0943-x

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