Management of chronic severe pain: Spinal neuromodulatory and neuroablative approaches

Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplementum

Volumn , Issue 97 PART 1, 2007, Pages 33-41

  Raslan, Ahmed M ^a   McCartney, S ^a   Burchiel, K J ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic pain; neuroablation; Neuromodulation; spinal; treatment

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; PAIN; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD;

CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PAIN; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 85052610263     PISSN: 00651419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-211-33079-1_4     Document Type: Review

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