Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

Current Therapy in Pain

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 541-546

  Walsh, Deirdre M ^a   Basford, Jeffrey R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

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EID: 84884019532     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-4160-4836-7.00074-2     Document Type: Chapter

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