Pulsed radiofrequency treatment: Biological mechanisms and clinical evidence

Pain Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 401-402

  Gallagher, Rollin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; GABAPENTIN;

CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EDITORIAL; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE PAIN; MANAGED CARE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; RADIOFREQUENCY; SIDE EFFECT;

CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; PAIN; RADIO WAVES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 30944431670     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2005.00077.x     Document Type: Editorial

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