Pain Tolerance Threshold: A Pilot Study of an Objective Measurement of Spinal Cord Stimulator Trial Results

Pain Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 110-115

  Mironer, Y Eugene ^a   Somerville, Judson J ^b  

^a Carolinas Ctr Adv Mgmt of Pain   (United States)

^b Pain Management Clinic of Laredo   (United States)

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EID: 0001637263     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-4637.2000.00019.x     Document Type: Article

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