Pain relief by extracorporeal shockwave therapy: An update on the current understanding

Urological Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 231-234

  Schmitz, Christoph ^a   Depace, Rocco ^b  

^a EMS Electro Medical Systems   (Switzerland)

^b Electro Medical Systems Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDINITIS; ANALGESIA; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTERY EMBOLISM; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL EVALUATION; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG INJURY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NONHUMAN; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENNIS ELBOW;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HIGH-ENERGY SHOCK WAVES; HUMANS; PAIN; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 68349116156     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00240-009-0190-8     Document Type: Letter

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