CHRONIC ELECTRICAL STIMULATION OF THE SPINAL CORD IN THE TREATMENT OF FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME
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عنوان ژورنال: Hirurgiâ pozvonočnika
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2313-1497,1810-8997
DOI: 10.14531/ss2014.4.41-48