Sustained effect of spinal cord stimulation on pain and quality of life in painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1030-1031

  Slangen, R ^a   Pluijms, W A ^a   Faber, C G ^a   Dirksen, C D ^a   Kessels, A G H ^a   Van Kleef, M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DIABETIC PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION;

EID: 84887890849     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aet397     Document Type: Letter

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