Occipital Nerve Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment: A Multi-Center Study Evaluating Predictors of Outcome

Pain Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 489-497

  Huang, Julie H Y ^a   Galvagno Jr, Samuel M ^b   Hameed, Mariam ^a   Wilkinson, Indy ^c   Erdek, Michael A ^a   Patel, Amit ^a   Buckenmaier Iii, Chester ^c   Rosenberg, Jason ^a   Cohen, Steven P ^a,c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Headache; Nerve Block; Occipital Neuralgia; Predictive Value; Pulsed Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); NEURALGIA; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PULSED RADIOFREQUENCY TREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862802116     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2012.01348.x     Document Type: Article

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