Assessment of patient preference for constant voltage and constant current spinal cord stimulation

Neuromodulation

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 210-217

  Schade, Cristy M ^a   Sasaki, John ^b   Schultz, David M ^c   Tamayo, Nancy ^a   King, Gary ^d   Johanek, Lisa M ^d  

^a Center for Pain Control   (United States)

^b Inc ^*  (United States)

^c Medical Advanced Pain Specialists Minneapolis   (United States)

^d MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Back pain; current; paresthesia; spinal cord stimulation; voltage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; PARESTHESIA; RADICULAR PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKIN IRRITATION; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 77954551886     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: 15251403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2010.00284.x     Document Type: Article

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