Patient perspectives on the efficacy and ergonomics of rechargeable spinal cord stimulators

Neuromodulation

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 218-223

  Lam, Carson K ^a   Rosenow, Joshua M ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; rechargeable pulse generator; spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECHARGEABLE SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; WELLBEING;

EID: 77954545255     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: 15251403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2009.00269.x     Document Type: Article

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