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Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation: a potential therapeutic modality for chronic low back pain

  • Shafiee, Sajad (Department of Neurosurgery, Orthopedics Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Kiabi, Farshad Hasanzadeh (Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Shafizad, Misagh (Department of Neurosurgery, Orthopedics Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Zeydi, Amir Emami (Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences)
  • Received : 2016.10.06
  • Accepted : 2016.10.17
  • Published : 2017.01.01

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