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Postherpetic Neuralgia: From Phenytoin to Ultrasonography-guided Blocks

Amruta Sahasrabuddhe, Sonal Yadav

Citation Information : Sahasrabuddhe A, Yadav S. Postherpetic Neuralgia: From Phenytoin to Ultrasonography-guided Blocks. J Recent Adv Pain 2016; 2 (1):18-21.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10046-0029

Published Online: 01-06-2014

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2016; The Author(s).


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Chansoria M, Sahasrabuddhe A, Yadav S, Vyas N. Postherpetic Neuralgia: From Phenytoin to Ultrasonography- guided Blocks. J Recent Adv Pain 2016;2(1):18-21.


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