Pulsed radiofrequency in chronic pain management: Looking for the best use of electrical current

Pain Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 74-76

  Van Zundert, Jan ^a,b   Cahana, Alex ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC PAIN; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HUMAN; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RADICULOPATHY; RADIOFREQUENCY; SPINAL GANGLION; THERMOCOAGULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27944434934     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2005.05202.x     Document Type: Editorial

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