Spinal-cord stimulation in critical limb ischaemia: A randomised trial

Lancet

Volumn 353, Issue 9158, 1999, Pages 1040-1044

  Klomp, Houke M ^a   Spincemaille, Geert H J J ^b   Steyerberg, Ewout W ^c   Habbema, J Dik F ^c   Van Urk, Hero ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Neurosurgery   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 0033608840     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(98)05069-7     Document Type: Article

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