Clinical Outcomes of Pulsed Radiofrequency Neuromodulation for the Treatment of Occipital Neuralgia |
Choi, Hyuk-Jai
(Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University)
Oh, In-Ho (Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University) Choi, Seok-Keun (Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University) Lim, Young-Jin (Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University) |
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