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Do minimally invasive procedures have a place in the treatment of chronic low back pain?

Alex Cahana Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Surgical Intensive Care, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland. [email protected]
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Philippe Mavrocordatos Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Surgical Intensive Care, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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Jos WM Geurts Department of Anesthesiology, Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, The Netherlands. [email protected]
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Gerbrand J Groen Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Perioperative and Emergency Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands. [email protected]
Pages 479-490 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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