Is pulsed radiofrequency a Neuromodulation technique?

Neuromodulation

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-3

  Abejón, David ^a   Reig, Enrique ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO FUNDACIÓN ALCORCÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; NERVE TRACT; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; RADIOFREQUENCY; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; THERMOCOAGULATION; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0037870097     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1403.2003.03009.x     Document Type: Editorial

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