An Open-Label Trial of the 5% Lidocaine Patches for the Treatment of Chronic Pain
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Moon, Jee Youn
(Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital)
Choi, Jong Bum (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital) Lee, Pyung Bok (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital) Son, He Min (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital) Nam, Francis Sanhgun (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital) Kim, Young Chul (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital) Lee, Sang Chul (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital) Lee, Sang Jin (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kangwon National University Hospital) |
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