Decompression of the greater occipital nerve improves outcome in patients with chronic headache and neck pain — a retrospective cohort study
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Neurochirurgica
سال: 2021
ISSN: 0001-6268,0942-0940
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-021-04913-0