Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
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Radiofrequency lesioning techniques in the management of chronic pain

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doi: 10.1016/j.mpaic.2007.11.013

Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 9, Issue 2 , Pages 61-64 , February 2008

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