Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 16-23 , January 2006

Medullary neurostimulation in refractory angina

  • X. Garcia-Moll, MD
    • ,
  • R. Serra, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: R. Serra, MD, Department of Anaesthesiology, Recovery and Pain Treatment, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.

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doi: 10.1053/j.trap.2006.02.005

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 16-23 , January 2006

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