Spinal Cord Stimulation as a Treatment Option for Intractable Neuropathic Cancer Pain

  • Clinical Medicine & Research
  • December 2008,
  • 6
  • (3-4)
  • 103-106;
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3121/cmr.2008.813

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