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Original Article

Spinal cord stimulation for the treatment of progressive systemic sclerosis and Raynaud's syndrome

N. Francaviglia Department of Neurosurgery, University of Genoa Medical School, Genoa, Italy
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C. Silvestro Department of Neurosurgery, University of Genoa Medical School, Genoa, Italy
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M. Maiello Department of Neurosurgery, University of Genoa Medical School, Genoa, Italy
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R. Bragazzi Department of Neurosurgery, University of Genoa Medical School, Genoa, Italy
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C. Bernucci Department of Neurosurgery, University of Genoa Medical School, Genoa, Italy
Pages 567-571 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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