Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 13, Issue 4 , Pages 258-265 , October 2009

Practice of epidural steroid injections outside of the United States

  • Preeti P. Doshi, MD, DA (UK), FRCA (II), FIPP

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Preeti P. Doshi, MD, DA (UK), FRCA (II), FIPP, Pain Clinic, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, 15 Dr. G. Deshmukh Road, Mumbai, 400026, India
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  • Jalpa D. Makwana, MBBS, DA

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doi: 10.1053/j.trap.2009.06.006

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 13, Issue 4 , Pages 258-265 , October 2009

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