Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 8 , Pages 1042-1048 , August 2007

Pain Perception After Running a 100-Mile Ultramarathon

  • Martin D. Hoffman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Department of Veterans Affairs, Northern California Health Care System, and University of California-Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Martin D. Hoffman, MD, Dept of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (117), Sacramento VA Medical Center, 10535 Hospital Way, Mather, CA 95655-1200
    • ,
  • Jean Lee, MS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Department of Veterans Affairs, Northern California Health Care System, and University of California-Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
    • ,
  • Holly Zhao, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Department of Veterans Affairs, Northern California Health Care System, and University of California-Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
    • ,
  • Alex Tsodikov, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.05.004

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 8 , Pages 1042-1048 , August 2007

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