A curved approach to nerve blocks and radiofrequency lesioning

Pain Digest

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 251-257

  Finch, Philip M ^a   Racz, Gabor B ^b   McDaniel, Katherine ^b  

^a Perth Pain Management Centre   (Australia)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

HUMAN; NEEDLE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0030722324     PISSN: 09389016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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