Author reply to "Letter to the editor" by Manchikanti and Singh (Spine J. 2007(5)) regarding "Incidence of simultaneous epidural and vascular injection during lumbosacral transforaminal epidural injections"

Spine Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 749-

  Smuck, Matthew ^a   Fuller, Brian J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; PLACEBO;

CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL SPACE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; NERVE BLOCK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SPINAL PAIN;

EID: 35848932094     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2007.09.002     Document Type: Letter

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