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Notalgia Paresthetica Relieved by Cervical Traction

Rhonda Low, Leah A. Swanson and David L. Swanson
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2017, 30 (6) 835-837; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2017.06.170156
Rhonda Low
From the Department Family & Community Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (RL); Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ (LAS, DLS).
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Leah A. Swanson
From the Department Family & Community Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (RL); Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ (LAS, DLS).
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David L. Swanson
From the Department Family & Community Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (RL); Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ (LAS, DLS).
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