Overlooked physical diagnoses in chronic pain patients involved in litigation, Part 2: The addition of MRI, nerve blocks, 3-D CT, and qualitative flow meter

Psychosomatics

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 509-517

  Hendler, Nelson ^b   Bergson, Christopher ^b   Morrison, Candis ^a  

^a Mensana Clinic   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FLOWMETER; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUALITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0029909599     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3182(96)71514-1     Document Type: Article

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