Deep Brain Stimulation

Neurostimulation for the Treatment of Chronic Pain

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 187-200

  Pereira, Erlick A C ^a,b   Aziz, Tipu Z ^a,b  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-4377-2216-1.00022-7     Document Type: Chapter

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