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Editorial
. 2011 Oct;11(10):1351-3.
doi: 10.1586/ern.11.129.

Epidural stimulation of the spinal cord in spinal cord injury: current status and future challenges

Victor Reggie Edgerton, Susan Harkema
Editorial

Epidural stimulation of the spinal cord in spinal cord injury: current status and future challenges

Victor Reggie Edgerton et al. Expert Rev Neurother. 2011 Oct.
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Conflict of interest statement

Financial & competing interests disclosure

The authors have no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed.

No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript.

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