<b>Effectiveness of peripheral nerve blocks with </b><b>1% dibucaine for idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia </b><b>not responsive to topical anesthetics </b><b>at ordinary concentrations </b>
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عنوان ژورنال: PAIN RESEARCH
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0915-8588,2187-4697
DOI: 10.11154/pain.19.17