Pain and quality of life in patients with critical limb, ischaemia: Results of a randomized controlled multicentre study on the effect of spinal cord stimulation

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 173-184

  Spincemaille, G H ^a   Klomp, H M ^b   Steyerberg, E W ^b   Habbema, J D F ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BUFLOMEDIL; KETANSERIN; PENTOXIFYLLINE;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB ISCHEMIA; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOBILIZATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034210005     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/eujp.2000.0170     Document Type: Article

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