Corticosteroid injections for sciatica

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 337, Issue 17, 1997, Pages 1242-

  Gillies, Jean H ^a   Ward, John H ^b   Griesdale, Donald E ^a  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; ISCHIALGIA; NOTE; PATIENT SELECTION; TIME;

HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PATIENT SELECTION; SCIATICA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031584529     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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