Complex regional pain syndrome I (reflex sympathetic dystrophy).
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Educated in England, at the University of Durham Medical School and graduated in 1965. Obtained membership of Royal College of Physicians in 1968 and elected Fellow in 1993. Immigrated to Canada in 1976 and became a Fellow of Royal College of Physicians of Canada in1979. He is a full professor within the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa and has been teaching at the University of Ottawa since 1979.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Anesthesiology
دوره 96 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002