To the editors [3]

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 1637-1638

  Andersson, Gunnar B J ^a   Mekhail, Nagy A ^a   Block, Jon E ^a  

^a Cleveland Clinic Foundation ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LETTER; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; NOTE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 33745278525     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000222125.29001.a9     Document Type: Letter

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