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Management Perspective

How Process Analysis Could Improve the Implementation of Spinal Cord Stimulation Treatment for Chronic Pain

Kayode A Williams1 Royal Brisbane & Women‘s Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Julia C McLeod1 Royal Brisbane & Women‘s Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaView further author information
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Gilles Reinhardt2 DePaul University, Department of Management, Chicago, IL, USAView further author information
Pages 251-258 | Published online: 18 May 2012

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