Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 13, Issue 4 , Pages 272-280 , October 2009

Medicolegal aspects of epidural steroid injections

  • Seth A. Waldman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Seth A. Waldman, MD, Division of Musculoskeletal and Interventional Pain Management, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021
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  • Abiona Berkeley, MD, JD

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doi: 10.1053/j.trap.2009.06.008

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 13, Issue 4 , Pages 272-280 , October 2009

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