A (pain free) step in the right direction

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 173-174

  Richardson, Johnny ^a  

^a BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOCKING AGENT; BOTULINUM TOXIN; CYTOKINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; STEROID;

AUTOIMMUNITY; BIOMECHANICS; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CHRONIC PAIN; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPY; EPIDURAL SPACE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NERVE COMPRESSION; NEUROGENIC INFLAMMATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULITIS; RADICULOPATHY; SPINAL PAIN; SPINAL ROOT; SPINE SURGERY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT FAILURE; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 4344677393     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeh176     Document Type: Editorial

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