Sacral neuromodulation for chronic pain conditions

Anesthesiology Clinics of North America

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 785-795

  Feler, Claudio A ^a,c   Whitworth, Louis A ^b   Fernandez, Julius ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SEMMES MURPHEY NEUROLOGIC AND SPINE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NOCICEPTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; REVIEW; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION;

EID: 0347363504     PISSN: 08898537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8537(03)00085-3     Document Type: Review

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