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Clinical Features - Original Research

A proposed definition of remission from chronic pain, based on retrospective evaluation of 24-month outcomes with spinal cord stimulation

Kasra AmirdelfanDepartment of Research, IPM Medical Group, Inc, Walnut Creek, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Bradford E GlinerClinical and Regulatory Affairs, Nevro Corp., Redwood City, CA, USAView further author information
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Leonardo KapuralWake Forest Baptist Health, Center for Clinical Research and Carolinas Pain Institute at Brookstown, Winston-Salem, NC, USAView further author information
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B. Todd SitzmanAdvanced Pain Therapy, PLLC, Hattiesburg, MS, USAView further author information
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Ricardo VallejoDepartment of Research, Millennium Pain Center, Bloomington, IL, USAView further author information
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Cong YuDepartment of Research, Swedish Pain Center, Seattle, WA, USAView further author information
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David CarawayMedical Affairs, Nevro Corp., Redwood City, CA, USAView further author information
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Anand RotteClinical and Regulatory Affairs, Nevro Corp., Redwood City, CA, USAView further author information
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Rose Province-AzaldeClinical and Regulatory Affairs, Nevro Corp., Redwood City, CA, USAView further author information
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Elliot KramesDepartment of Research, Medical Consulting in Pain and Neuromodulation, San Francisco, CA, USAView further author information
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Pages 278-286 | Received 26 Sep 2018, Accepted 06 Mar 2019, Published online: 22 Mar 2019

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