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Editorial: I have a dream… reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD or Complex Regional Pain Syndrome – CRPS1) does not exist

Francisco del Piñal, MD, PhD

Journal of Hand Surgery European Edition Vol. 38, Editorial, June 2013, Pages 595 – 597 © 2013 The Author (s) 2013

ABSTRACT (full text pdf.

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