Spinal cord stimulation in a workers' compensation population: How difficult it can be to interpret a clinical trial

Pain

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-4

  Wasan, Ajay D ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME; HUMANS; SPINAL CORD; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 72449153329     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2009.10.016     Document Type: Editorial

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