MiDAS ENCORE: Randomized Controlled Study Design and Protocol
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MiDAS ENCORE: Randomized Controlled Study Design and Protocol.
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عنوان ژورنال: Pain Physician
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2150-1149,1533-3159
DOI: 10.36076/ppj.2015/18/307