Spinal Cord Stimulation: A New Form of Pain Modulatory Treatment in Cardiac Syndrome X

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 120, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Sgueglia, Gregory Angelo ^a   Sestito, Alfonso ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ANGINA PECTORIS; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EXERCISE TEST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; SPINAL CORD; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; SYNDROME X;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS; MICROVASCULAR ANGINA; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 34548180278     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.09.024     Document Type: Letter

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