Attrition with spinal cord stimulation

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 823-828

  Mann, Stacey A ^a,b   Sparkes, Elizabeth ^c   Duarte, Rui V ^b,d   Raphael, Jon H ^a,b  

^a BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b RUSSELLS HALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

attrition; chronic pain; clinical efficacy; neuropathic pain; spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN INTENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; LOW BACK PAIN; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84957887725     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02688697.2015.1054352     Document Type: Article

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