Lumbar epidural sympathectomy for frostbite injuries of the feet

Military Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 566-567

  Taylor, Mark Steven ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BED REST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD INJURY; FEMALE; FOOT INJURY; HUMAN; LUMBAR SYMPATHECTOMY; MALE; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; WARMING;

EID: 0032838968     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/164.8.566     Document Type: Article

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