Interventional pain management: Evolving issues for 2003

Pain Physician

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 125-137

  Manchikanti, Laxmaiah ^a   Singh, Vijay ^b  

^a PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER OF PADUCAH   (United States)

^b Pain Diagnostics Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Component code; Comprehensive code; Correct coding issues; CPT coding; Interventional pain management; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CODING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NERVE BLOCK; NOMENCLATURE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TECHNOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037228892     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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