Diagnostic relevance of pressure-controlled discography

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 911-916

  Shin, Dong Ah ^a   Kim, Hyoung Ihl ^a   Jung, Jae Hyun ^a   Shin, Dong Gyu ^a   Lee, Jung Ok ^a  

^a Presbyterian Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Injections; Intervertebral disk; Low back pain; Spinal

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750277840     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2006.21.5.911     Document Type: Article

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