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Glycerol versus radiofrequency rhizotomy - a comparison of their efficacy in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia

L. K. S. TAN Department of Neurosurgery, Hope Hospital, Salford, UK
,
S. N. ROBINSON Department of Neurosurgery, Hope Hospital, Salford, UK
&
S. CHATTERJEE Department of Neurosurgery, Hope Hospital, Salford, UK
Pages 165-170 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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