An Algorithmic Methodology

Interventional Spine E-Book: An Algorithmic Approach

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 893-909

  DePalma, Michael J ^a   Slipman, Curtis W ^b,c,d  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Penn Spine Center   (United States)

^c Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-7216-2872-1.50087-X     Document Type: Chapter

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