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Research Article

Combination Therapy with Transdermal Buprenorphine and Pregabalin for Chronic Low Back Pain

Vincenzo Pota1 Department of Anaesthesiological, Surgical & Emergency Sciences, Second University of Naples, Piazza Miraglia 2, 80138Napoli, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Manlio Barbarisi2 Department of Neurosurgery, Second University of Naples, Napoli, Italy
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Pasquale Sansone1 Department of Anaesthesiological, Surgical & Emergency Sciences, Second University of Naples, Piazza Miraglia 2, 80138Napoli, Italy
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Marco Moraci3 Laboratory of Applied Biotechnology, Second University of Naples, Napoli, Italy
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Maria Caterina Pace1 Department of Anaesthesiological, Surgical & Emergency Sciences, Second University of Naples, Piazza Miraglia 2, 80138Napoli, Italy
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Maria Beatrice Passavanti1 Department of Anaesthesiological, Surgical & Emergency Sciences, Second University of Naples, Piazza Miraglia 2, 80138Napoli, Italy
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Caterina Aurilio1 Department of Anaesthesiological, Surgical & Emergency Sciences, Second University of Naples, Piazza Miraglia 2, 80138Napoli, Italy
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Pages 23-31 | Published online: 21 Dec 2011

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