Editorial: Pulsed radiofrequency: Rebel without cause

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 8-10

  Cohen, Steven P ^a,b   Van Zundert, Jan ^c,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHRALGIA; ATHLETE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN SLICE; DRUG MANUFACTURE; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; PHYSICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULAR PAIN; RADIOFREQUENCY; SCIATIC NERVE; SKILL; SPINAL GANGLION; TECHNOLOGY; THERMAL INJURY; TREATMENT INDICATION; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL; METHODOLOGY; NEURALGIA; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SPINAL ROOT; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ANALGESIA; ANIMALS; HUMANS; NEURALGIA; RADIO WAVES; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 74549189373     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e3181c7705f     Document Type: Editorial

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