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Selective Cervical Nerve Root Blockade: Prospective Study of Immediate and Longer Term Complications
R.S. Pobiel, K.P. Schellhas, J.A. Eklund, M.J. Golden, B.A. Johnson, S. Chopra, P. Broadbent, M.E. Myers and K. Shrack
American Journal of Neuroradiology March 2009, 30 (3) 507-511; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A1415
R.S. Pobiel
K.P. Schellhas
J.A. Eklund
M.J. Golden
B.A. Johnson
S. Chopra
P. Broadbent
M.E. Myers
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Selective Cervical Nerve Root Blockade: Prospective Study of Immediate and Longer Term Complications
R.S. Pobiel, K.P. Schellhas, J.A. Eklund, M.J. Golden, B.A. Johnson, S. Chopra, P. Broadbent, M.E. Myers, K. Shrack
American Journal of Neuroradiology Mar 2009, 30 (3) 507-511; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1415
Selective Cervical Nerve Root Blockade: Prospective Study of Immediate and Longer Term Complications
R.S. Pobiel, K.P. Schellhas, J.A. Eklund, M.J. Golden, B.A. Johnson, S. Chopra, P. Broadbent, M.E. Myers, K. Shrack
American Journal of Neuroradiology Mar 2009, 30 (3) 507-511; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1415
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