Effect of pulsed radiofrequency for postherpetic neuralgia

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1140-1143

  Kim, Y H ^a   Lee, C J ^b   Lee, S C ^b   Huh, J ^c   Nahm, F S ^a   Kim, H Z ^d   Lee, M K ^d  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Boramae Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Korea University Ansan Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; NERVE STIMULATION; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SPINAL GANGLION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA, POSTHERPETIC; RADIO WAVES;

EID: 49849105738     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2008.01752.x     Document Type: Article

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