Is epidural injection of steroids effective for low back pain?

BMJ

Volumn 328, Issue 7455, 2004, Pages 1509-1510

  Samanta, Ash ^a   Samanta, J O ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; STEROID;

ANALGESIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; ISCHIALGIA; LOW BACK PAIN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT;

HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; LOW BACK PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; STEROIDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042739633     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.328.7455.1509     Document Type: Editorial

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