Spontaneous regression of lumbar disc herniation: Conservative treatment in a case with motor deficit
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Spontaneous regression of a lumbar disc herniation: case report.
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Case Reports and Images
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0976-3198
DOI: 10.5348/ijcri-2013-10-384-cr-13