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Risks and Pitfalls of Epidural Injections during Management of Lumbar Disc Herniation: Few Comments

  • Sanie, Mohammad Sadegh (Department of Anaesthesiology, Zoonoses Research Center, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Ghobadifar, Mohamed Amin (Department of Anaesthesiology, Research Center for Social Determinants of Health, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences)
  • Received : 2015.03.13
  • Accepted : 2015.04.03
  • Published : 2015.07.01
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