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Infra-red thermographic evaluation of spinal cord electrostimulation in patients with chronic pain after failed back surgery

J. Devulder Department of Anaesthesia, University Hospital, Gent, Belgium
,
K. Dumoulin
,
M. De Laat
&
G. Rolly
Pages 379-384 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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