Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 25-34 , January 2005

Intradiscal electrothermal therapy

  • Nikolai Bogduk, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Research, Royal Newcastle Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Professor Nikolai Bogduk, Department of Clinical Research, Royal Newcastle Hospital, Newcastle, NSW 2300, Australia.
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  • Peter Lau, MB BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Research, Royal Newcastle Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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  • Jay Govind, MB BS

      Affiliations

    • The Liverpool Hospital Pain Medicine and Research Centre, University of South Wales, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
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  • Michael Karasek, MD

      Affiliations

    • Northwest Spine Group, Eugene, Oregon, USA.

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PII: S1084-208X(05)00003-0

doi: 10.1053/j.trap.2005.01.002

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 25-34 , January 2005

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