Pneumorrhachis and Pneumocephalus with Severe Chest Pain Symptom: A Rare Complication of Epidural Steroid Injection
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عنوان ژورنال: Pain Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1526-2375
DOI: 10.1111/pme.12401