Factors associated with failure of lumbar epidural steroids

Regional Anesthesia

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 238-243

  Abram, Stephen E ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidural injections; Low back pain; Steroid; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; STEROID; TRIAMCINOLONE DIACETATE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TREATMENT FAILURE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

EID: 0027181415     PISSN: 0146521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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