Cervico-brachial neuralgia caused by spontaneous resorption of ligamentum flavum calcification
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Cervico-brachial neuralgia caused by spontaneous resorption of ligamentum flavum calcification.
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عنوان ژورنال: Rheumatology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1462-0324,1462-0332
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kem225