Continued sciatic blockade for phantom limb pain

Year 2012, Volume: 9 Issue: 2, - , 01.06.2012

Levent Şahin Mehrican Şahin Rauf Gül Eray Mandollu

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Continued sciatic blockade for phantom limb pain

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