Techniques of Implant Placement for Intrathecal Pumps

Intrathecal Drug Delivery for Pain and Spasticity

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 78-83

  Buvanendran, Asokumar ^a   Jaycox, Matthew ^a   Deer, Timothy R ^b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84904235020     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-4377-2217-8.00010-6     Document Type: Chapter

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