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Mirror Therapy as an Alternative Treatment for Phantom Limb Pain: A Short Literature Review

  • Kiabi, Farshad Hasanzadeh (Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Paramedicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Habibi, Mohammad Reza (Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Soleimani, Aria (Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Paramedicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Zeydi, Amir Emami (Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences)
  • Received : 2013.05.10
  • Accepted : 2013.05.21
  • Published : 2013.07.01
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