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Comment
. 2023 Nov;23(8):982-984.
doi: 10.1111/papr.13270. Epub 2023 Jul 11.

Major issues with JAMA neurology's Dhruva et al. study comparing spinal cord stimulation to conventional medical therapies

Alaa Abd-Elsayed  1 , Christopher Gilligan  2
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Major issues with JAMA neurology's Dhruva et al. study comparing spinal cord stimulation to conventional medical therapies

Alaa Abd-Elsayed et al. Pain Pract. 2023 Nov.
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