European Journal of Pain

Papers
(The median citation count of European Journal of Pain is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)
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USP48 alleviates bone cancer pain and regulates MrgC stabilization in spinal cord neurons of male mice79
Perception of repeated pain relief with controllable and uncontrollable pain72
Changes in spinal motor behaviour are associated with reduction in disability in chronic low back pain: A longitudinal cohort study with 1‐year follow‐up68
Comments on the importance of visualizing the distribution of pain‐related data64
Assessment of the concordance between DN4 scores performed by the patient (self‐assessment) or by the physician (hetero‐assessment) to detect subacute neuropathic postoperative pain59
Guided internet‐based acceptance and commitment therapy for provoked vestibulodynia: A randomized controlled trial46
Comments on ‘a systematic review and meta‐analysis of radiofrequency procedures on innervation to the shoulder joint for relieving chronic pain’ by Pushparaj et al45
Social influences on pain beyond the here and now, commentary on Bajcar et al.41
Moving towards the use of artificial intelligence in pain management38
Exploring the impact of perioperative analgesia on postoperative chronic analgesic prescriptions in patients with lung cancer undergoing minimally invasive thoracic surgery: A retrospective observatio37
The Role of Negative Affect and Experiential Avoidance in Postsurgical Pain and Fatigue Among Norwegian Women With Breast Cancer36
Aerobic Exercise Prescription for Pain Reduction in Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis36
Adolescent predictors of substance use in young adulthood among individuals with childhood‐onset chronic pain: A follow‐up study32
Pain catastrophizing and trunk co‐contraction during lifting in people with and without chronic low back pain: A cross sectional study31
Painful stimulation increases functional connectivity between supplementary motor area and thalamus in patients with small fibre neuropathy29
Mindfulness‐based stress reduction for chronic pain: Enhancing psychological well‐being without altering attentional biases towards pain faces29
Recommendations on the management of pudendal nerve entrapment syndrome: A formalised expert consensus28
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Phantom limb pain after unilateral arm amputation is associated with decreased heat pain thresholds in the face26
Different effects might be introduced by blinding in acupuncture: Comments on Wang et al's “Placebo response varies between different types of sham acupuncture: A randomized double‐blind trial in neck25
Patient selection for spinal cord stimulation: The importance of an integrated assessment of clinical and psychosocial factors24
Small‐fibre damage is associated with distinct sensory phenotypes in patients with fibromyalgia and small‐fibre neuropathy24
Short‐ and long‐term effects of conventional spinal cord stimulation on chronic pain and health perceptions: A longitudinal controlled trial24
Is there an added value in more real‐world cannabinoids studies?23
Reconceptualizing pain‐related behaviour: Introducing the concept of bodily doubt23
Does pain medication influence outcomes in elderly people seeking care for back pain? BACE cohort study23
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Different profiles of psychological flexibility in patients with chronic pain?22
Effects of cervical stabilization training in patients with headache: A single‐blinded randomized controlled trial21
Contextual factors in persistent severe back pain: A longitudinal analysis among German employees21
Commentary on “The role of psychological flexibility, perceived injustice, and body‐image in Vulvodynia: A longitudinal study” by Chisari et al.20
How do we explain painful non‐traumatic knee conditions to adolescents? A multiple‐method study to develop credible explanations20
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Attenuation of widespread hypersensitivity to noxious mechanical stimuli by inhibition of GABAergic neurons of the right amygdala in a rat model of chronic back pain20
3D magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging reveals links between brain metabolites and multidimensional pain features in fibromyalgia20
Assessment of body perception disturbances in complex regional pain syndrome: A systematic review using the COSMIN guideline19
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Values‐based cognitive behavioural therapy for the prevention of chronic whiplash associated disorders: A randomized controlled trial18
Authors' reply to the comment by Russo et al18
Sustainability of cognitive behavioural interventions for chronic back pain: A long‐term follow‐up18
Response to Arendt‐Nielsen et al. (Methodology considerations for the paper by Horsted et al., 2023)18
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The subsequent interruptive effects of pain on attention18
Illness perceptions and illness behaviours in back pain: A cross‐sectional cluster analysis17
Testing of a predictive risk index for persistent postsurgical pain on patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty: A prospective cohort study17
Noninvasive management of soft tissue disorders of the shoulder: A clinical practice guideline from the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) collaboration17
Psychometric evaluation of the Pain Vigilance and Awareness Questionnaire (PVAQ) in fibromyalgia: Confirmatory factor analysis and the development of a Swedish 8‐item version16
Abnormal sensory thresholds of dystonic patients are not affected by deep brain stimulation16
Ultrasound‐guided percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation versus surgery for women with unilateral carpal tunnel syndrome: A randomized parallel‐group trial16
Chronic pain is no more prevalent in people living with HIV than in their uninfected counterparts in South Africa16
Prolonged opioid use after distal radius fracture16
Comment on “The value of interdisciplinary treatment for sickness absence in chronic pain: A nationwide register‐based cohort study”16
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Nature and nurture. Genetic and environmental factors on the relationship between back pain and sleep quality15
Response profile in a rat model of exercise‐induced hypoalgesia is associated with duloxetine, pregabalin and diclofenac effect on constriction‐induced neuropathy15
Mendelian randomization study of lipid metabolism characteristics and migraine risk14
Human assumed central sensitization in people with acute non‐specific low back pain: A cross‐sectional study of the association with brain‐derived neurotrophic factor, clinical, psychological and demo14
How does pain work? A qualitative analysis of how young adults with chronic pain conceptualize the biology of pain14
Enhanced pain sensitivity in obese patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome is partially reverted by treatment: An exploratory study14
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Comment on ‘The importance of context (placebo effects) in conservative interventions for musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials’ by Saueressig et 13
Importance of understanding pain phenotypes in knee osteoarthritis for selecting appropriate pain‐management strategies13
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Influence of skin type and laser wavelength on laser‐evoked potentials12
Dance and yoga reduced functional abdominal pain in young girls: A randomized controlled trial12
Psychosocial factors associated with pain and health‐related quality of life in Endometriosis: A systematic review12
Pain and masochistic behaviour: The role of descending modulation12
Response to the commentary by Johnson et al. on ‘Movement‐evoked pain is not associated with pain at rest or physical function in knee osteoarthritis’12
Multidisciplinary management of persistent pain in primary care—A systematic review12
Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on patients with chronic pain in Germany: Associations with expectations and control beliefs12
Unique features of central neuropathic pain in multiple sclerosis: Results of a cluster analysis12
Strength training in addition to neuromuscular exercise and education in individuals with knee osteoarthritis—the effects on pain and sensitization12
Modulation of central pain mechanisms using high‐definition transcranial direct current stimulation: A double‐blind, sham‐controlled study12
Ketamine in chronic pain: A Delphi survey12
A Person‐Centred Prehabilitation Program based on Cognitive Behavioural Physical Therapy for patients scheduled for Lumbar Fusion surgery: A mediation analysis to assess fear of 12
Pain modulates early sensory brain responses to task‐irrelevant emotional faces12
Short all‐out isokinetic cycling exercises of 90 and 15 s unlock exercise‐induced hypoalgesia11
Topically applied novel TRPV1 receptor antagonist, ACD440 Gel, reduces evoked pain in healthy volunteers, a randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled, crossover study11
Prevalence and epidemiological characteristics of chronic pain in the Spanish population. Results from the pain barometer11
Beyond activity patterns: The complex process of activity management among individuals with chronic musculoskeletal pain after an orthopaedic trauma11
Behaviour‐based pain scales: Validity and interrater reliability of BPS‐NI and PAINAD‐G on general wards11
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Effects of childhood trauma on pain‐related distress in adults11
Authors' reply to the comment by Kallewaard, Duarte, Eldabe and Thomson11
Activation of translocator protein alleviates mechanical allodynia and bladder dysfunction in cyclophosphamide‐induced cystitis through repression of BDNF‐mediated neuroinflammation11
Credibility, readability and content analysis of treatment recommendations for adolescents with nonspecific back pain published on consumer websites11
General practitioners' and community pharmacists' beliefs and practices on opioids for non‐malignant pain11
Finding the vulnerable postoperative population: A two‐step cluster analysis of the PAIN‐OUT registry11
Characteristics and influence on quality of life of new‐onset pain in critical COVID‐19 survivors11
Effects of multiple transcranial magnetic stimulation sessions on pain relief in patients with chronic neuropathic pain: A French cohort study in real‐world clinical practice10
Beyond trial‐and‐error: Individualizing therapeutic transcranial neuromodulation for chronic pain10
E‐52862—A selective sigma‐1 receptor antagonist, in peripheral neuropathic pain: Two randomized, double‐blind, phase 2 studies in patients with chronic postsurgical pain and painful diabetic neuropath10
Where does it hurt? Small area estimates and inequality in the prevalence of chronic pain10
A genome‐wide association study of European advanced cancer patients treated with opioids identifies regulatory variants on chromosome 20 associated with pain intensity10
The long‐term incidence of chronic post‐surgical pain after coronary artery bypass surgery – A prospective observational study10
The effect of lacosamide in peripheral neuropathic pain: A randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled, phenotype‐stratified trial10
Vicarious facilitation of facial responses to pain9
The relationship of alexithymia to pain and other symptoms in fibromyalgia: A systematic review and meta‐analysis9
Inhibition of ferroptosis‐like cell death attenuates neuropathic pain reactions induced by peripheral nerve injury in rats9
The role of the bone in complex regional pain syndrome 1—A systematic review9
European* clinical practice recommendations on opioids for chronic noncancer pain – Part 1: Role of opioids in the management of chronic noncancer pain9
The effect of a pain educational video intervention upon child pain‐related outcomes: A randomized controlled study9
Complex regional pain syndrome what is the outcome? ‐ a systematic review of the course and impact of CRPS at 12 months from symptom onset and beyond9
Disruption to normal excitatory and inhibitory function within the medial prefrontal cortex in people with chronic pain9
The costs of chronic pain—Long‐term estimates9
Altered prefrontal‐striatal theta‐band oscillatory dynamics underlie working memory deficits in neuropathic pain rats9
Prognosis of a new episode of low‐back pain in a community inception cohort9
Oral capsules of tetra‐hydro‐cannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD) and their combination in peripheral neuropathic pain treatment8
What lies behind and beyond acute COVID‐19 pain?8
Preoperative sleep quality and adverse pain outcomes after total hip arthroplasty8
Comment on ‘chronic pain is no more prevalent in people living with HIV than in their uninfected counterparts in South Africa’ by Kamerman8
Characterizing biased visuospatial perception in complex regional pain syndrome8
The selfBACK artificial intelligence‐based smartphone app can improve low back pain outcome even in patients with high levels of depression or stress8
Erik Torebjörk, MD PhD, Professor of Clinical Pain Research 1939–2021 Forerunner and lead researcher of human nociceptor research8
Social support, social cohesion and pain during pregnancy: The Japan Environment and Children’s Study8
Author's reply to the comment by Min Cheol Chang and Mathieu Boudier‐Revéret8
Are biomarkers associated with sensitivity to physical activity?8
Cannabis‐based medicines and medical cannabis for patients with neuropathic pain and other pain disorders: Nationwide register‐based pharmacoepidemiologic comparison with propensity score matched cont8
Communicating with children about ‘everyday’ pain and injury: A Delphi study8
Commentary on Elbers et al. “Longitudinal outcome evaluations of IMPT programs”8
Comment on: Virtual reality increases pressure pain threshold and lowers anxiety in children compared with control and non‐immersive control—A randomized, crossover trial8
Revealing the time course of laser‐evoked potential habituation by high temporal resolution analysis8
Conflicting recommendations: A labyrinth for the clinician and patients: A comment to Eisenberg's et al. “medical cannabis for chronic pain”7
Personalized pain assessment: What does ‘acceptable pain’ mean to you?7
Cycling sensitivity across migraine phases: A longitudinal case–control study7
Prognostic value of preoperative mechanical hyperalgesia and neuropathic pain qualities for postoperative pain after total knee replacement7
Intramuscular injections of botulinum toxin for the treatment of upper back myofascial pain syndrome: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials7
To better appraise (un)certainty in systematic reviews, useful approaches exist. A comment on Moore et al.7
Vicarious facilitation of facial responses to pain: Does the others' expression need to be painful?7
Preoperative resting‐state electrophysiological signals predict acute but not chronic postoperative pain7
Trends in opioid utilization in Hungary, 2006–2020: A nationwide retrospective study with multiple metrics7
Conditioned pain modulation and pain sensitivity in functional somatic disorders: The DanFunD study7
Increasing prevalence of chronic non‐cancer pain in Denmark from 2000 to 2017: A population‐based survey7
The price of pain relief, or should non‐invasive medical devices be treated differently in analgesic clinical trials?7
Different ways to reach the same goal: Are the analgesic effects of different types of tactile stimuli similar?7
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Adverse childhood experiences, brain efficiency, and the development of pain symptoms in youth7
Response to “Comment on ‘The importance of context (placebo effects) in conservative interventions for musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials’ by S7
Why do we need to implement the ICD‐11? When pain science and practice meet policies7
Reframe the pain: Divided attention and positive memory reframing to reduce needle pain and distress in children—A feasibility randomized controlled trial7
When one suffers less, all suffer less: Individual pain ratings are more effective than group ratings in producing placebo hypoalgesia7
The role of psychological flexibility, perceived injustice and body image in Vulvodynia: A longitudinal study7
Evaluating multiplicity reporting in analgesic clinical trials: An analytical review7
Botulinum toxin A brands are not the same medications. A comment on Hary et al.6
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Cognitive agency in music interventions: Increased perceived control of music predicts increased pain tolerance6
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Glass half full: A diary and interview qualitative investigation of flourishing among adolescents living with chronic pain6
Unhelpful Information About Low Back and Neck Pain on Physiotherapist's Websites6
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Explorative sensory profile evaluation in central neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury6
Expectation of analgesia increases the inhibitory response of conditioned pain modulation in healthy participants who at baseline have a non‐inhibitory profile6
The effect of retrieval‐induced forgetting for pain‐related memories on child pain‐related outcomes: A randomized experimental study6
Promoting inclusion, diversity and equity in pain science6
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Pain‐free default mode network connectivity contributes to tonic experimental pain intensity beyond the role of negative mood and other pain‐related factors6
Long‐term effectiveness of epidural steroid injections after new episodes of low back pain in older adults6
Commentary to ‘Movement‐evoked pain is not associated with pain at rest or physical function in knee osteoarthritis’6
Increased behavioural inhibition and decreased behavioural activation in whiplash‐associated disorders: Associations with health outcomes6
Central generators of migraine and autonomic cephalalgias as targets for personalized pain management: Translational links6
Exploring the association between patient‐drawn pain diagrams and psychological and physical health variables: A large‐scale study of patients with low back pain6
Pain‐related impairment in daily activities after lung cancer surgery: A 1‐year prospective cohort study6
Navigating the light and shadow of scientific publishing faced with machine learning and generative AI6
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Expanding frontiers in telehealth: Video assisted at‐home application of capsaicin 8% patch6
The RCOG statement on foetal pain: Still much to do6
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Broadening the scope of paediatric intensive interdisciplinary pain treatment to promote future resilience and psychological flexibility6
Adaptation to tonic heat in healthy subjects and patients with sensory polyneuropathy6
Harnessing the therapeutic effects of nature for chronic Pain: A role for immersive virtual reality? A narrative review6
Evidence‐Based Umbrella Review of Non‐Invasive Neuromodulation in Chronic Neuropathic Pain6
Development and Feasibility Study of a Triage Tool for Early Referral to Spinal Cord Stimulation for Patients With Chronic Low Back and Leg Pain6
The effect of stretching intensity on pain sensitivity: A randomized crossover study on healthy adults6
Geographical disparities in fibromyalgia severity: An Italian study6
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Role of Src kinase in regulating protein kinase C mediated phosphorylation of TRPV15
Pain paths among post‐COVID‐19 condition subjects: A prospective cross‐sectional study with in‐person evaluation5
Temple cooling increases parasympathetic activity and decreases pressure pain on the hand5
In search of a neuropsychological profile for migraine: A scoping review5
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Exploring pain mechanisms in hypermobile Ehlers‐Danlos syndrome: A case–control study5
Spinal beta‐amyloid1‐42 acts as an endogenous analgesic peptide in CCI‐induced neuropathic pain5
Body representation among adults with phantom limb pain: Results from a foot identification task5
Development of the Pain Responses Scale: A measure informed by the BIS‐BAS model of pain5
Pain referral area is reduced by remote pain5
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Topical capsaicin modulates the two‐point discrimination threshold—Modulation depends on stimulation modality and intensity5
Pain‐autonomic measures reveal nociceptive sensitization in complex regional pain syndrome5
Cold‐evoked potentials in clinical practice: A head‐to‐head contrast with laser‐evoked responses5
Associations of long‐term clinical recovery and improved quality of life across ICD‐11 chronic pain categories in a real‐world registry study5
Factors associated with seeking medical care for low back pain in a twin adult sample5
Self‐reported prognostic factors in adults reporting neck or low back pain: An umbrella review5
Does pain influence control of muscle force? A systematic review and meta‐analysis5
A randomized controlled trial on long‐term effectiveness of a psychosocial aftercare program following paediatric chronic pain treatment: Who benefits the most?5
Chronic pain is associated with less grey matter volume in the anterior cingulum, anterior and posterior insula and hippocampus across three different chronic pain conditions5
Clinical relevance of resistance training in women with fibromyalgia: A systematic review and meta‐analysis5
Prescribing pattern insights from a longitudinal study of older adult inpatients with polypharmacy and chronic non‐cancer pain5
Economic long‐term effects of intensive interdisciplinary pain treatment in paediatric patients with severe chronic pain: Analysis of claims data5
Examining the role of mood in pain‐limited treadmill walking duration in young healthy individuals5
Exploring the facilitators and barriers in opioid deprescribing for non‐cancer pain treatment experienced by general practitioners: A qualitative study5
A matter of personality and point of view: How the interplay of reinforcement sensitivity and general attitudes towards pain impacts the responsivity to acute pain5
The glial cell’s role in antinociceptive differential effects of oxytocin upon female and male rats5
The role of stigma in health and functioning in chronic pain: Not just catastrophizing5
The effect of the EXOPULSE Mollii Suit on pain and fibromyalgia‐related symptoms—A randomized sham‐controlled crossover trial5
Comprehensive and Efficient Assessment of Psychological Flexibility in the Context of Chronic Pain5
The effect of uncertainty on pain decisions for self and others5
Association of preoperative functional disability with chronic postsurgical pain: A prospective observational study4
Is Pilates more effective than aerobic exercise in the treatment of fibromyalgia? Discussing a clinical trial4
Clinicians diagnosing virtual patients with the classification algorithm for chronic pain in the ICD‐11 (CAL‐CP) achieve better diagnoses and prefer the algorithm to standard too4
The disruptive effects of pain on the early allocation of attentional resources: An attentional blink study4
Imaging of glial cell changes in individuals with chronic low back pain: A commentary on Shraim et al.4
Real‐world effectiveness and tolerability of carbamazepine and oxcarbazepine in 354 patients with trigeminal neuralgia4
Insight into pain syndromes in acute phase of mild‐to‐moderate COVID‐19: Frequency, clinical characteristics, and associated factors4
Myofascial pain in females and personalized care: The key role played by sex hormones4
P2X7 receptor‐mediated release of microglial prostanoids and miRNAs correlates with reversal of neuropathic hypersensitivity in rats4
Effectiveness of stratified treatment for back pain in Danish primary care: A randomized controlled trial4
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Neuro‐axial steroid injection in pain management and COVID‐19 vaccine4
Impact of analgesic techniques on early quality of recovery after prostatectomy: A 3‐arm, randomized trial4
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Emotion regulation skills‐focused interventions for chronic pain: A systematic review and meta‐analysis4
Pain, disability, and lifestyle: Patients with complex regional pain syndrome compared to chronic musculoskeletal pain—A retrospective analysis4
Coping with provoked vestibulodynia in a relational context—A cluster analysis of coping patterns and their associations with relational cognitions and goals4
Intact pain modulation through manipulation of controllability and expectations in aging4
A virtual reality system for pain and anxiety management during outpatient hysteroscopy—A randomized control trial4
Psychological profiles and prescription opioid misuse, craving, and withdrawal in people with chronic pain4
Preventing persistent postsurgical pain: A systematic review and component network meta‐analysis4
Catastrophizing as a prognostic factor for pain and physical function in the multidisciplinary rehabilitation of fibromyalgia and low back pain4
Are mindfulness treatments effective for pain in cancer patients? A systematic review and meta‐analysis4
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Application of morphological characteristics of radiofrequency lesions to individual parameters of thermal rhizolysis for trigeminal neuralgia4
Network analyses reveal the interaction between physical features, fear of movement and neck pain and disability in people with acute and chronic whiplash‐associated disorders4
Virtual reality hypnosis in the management of pain: Self‐reported and neurophysiological measures in healthy subjects4
Association of temporomandibular disorders with pain sensitivity: A cohort study4
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The effects of attentional and interpretation biases on later pain outcomes among younger and older adults: A prospective study4
Subgrouping of facilitatory or inhibitory conditioned pain modulation responses in patients with chronic knee pain. Explorative analysis from a multicentre trial4
Pain relief by movement representation strategies: An umbrella and mapping review with meta‐meta‐analysis of motor imagery, action observation and mirror therapy4
Pain, mental health and healthcare utilization: Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on youth with chronic pain, parents and siblings4
Neuroinflammatory activation in sensory and motor regions of the cortex is related to sensorimotor function in individuals with low back pain maintained by nociplastic mechanisms: A preliminary proof‐4
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The antipsychotic aripiprazole induces peripheral antinociceptive effects through PI3Kγ/NO/cGMP/KATP pathway activation4
The impact of shift work on pain recognition, a robust ability among intensive care nurses3
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