Chronic Whiplash Associated Disorders (WAD): Responses to Nerve Blocks of Cervical Zygapophyseal Joints
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Physiotherapy management of whiplash-associated disorders (WAD).
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عنوان ژورنال: Pain Medicine
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1526-2375,1526-4637
DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnw036