Efficacy of transverse tripolar stimulation for relief of chronic low back pain

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 73, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 126-130

  Slavin, Konstantin V ^a   Burchiel, Kim J ^a,b   Anderson, Valeria C ^a   Cooke, Beverly ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; SAFETY; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0342699740     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000029770     Document Type: Conference Paper

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