The current perception threshold evaluation in radiculopathy: Efficacy in diagnosis and assessment of the treatment results

Pain Digest

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-38

  Eugene Mironer, Y ^a   Somerville, Judson J ^b  

^a Carolinas Center for Advanced Management of Pain   (United States)

^b Pain Management Clinic of Laredo   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; RADICULOPATHY;

EID: 6844257524     PISSN: 09389016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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