Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome: Diagnosis and treatment

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 174-180

  Borg, Andrew A ^a  

^a NEVILL HALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pain; Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISABILITY; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY;

EID: 0029928362     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638289609166297     Document Type: Article

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