Surgical Technique for Intrathecal Medication Delivery System Implantation

Neuromodulation

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages 1027-1032

  Rosenow, Joshua M ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84875355935     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374248-3.00091-4     Document Type: Chapter

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