Pulsed radiofrequency treatment in interventional pain management: mechanisms and potential indications—a review
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Neurochirurgica
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0001-6268,0942-0940
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-010-0881-5