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Editorial

Epidural Steroid Injections for Chronic Back Pain: Piecing the Puzzle Together

Indy M Wilkinson1 Department of Surgery, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA; 550 North Broadway, Suite 301, Baltimore, MD21029, USA
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Steven P Cohen1 Department of Surgery, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA; 550 North Broadway, Suite 301, Baltimore, MD21029, USA;3 Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA;2 Uniformed Services, University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA.Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 307-309 | Published online: 02 Aug 2012

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