Seminars in Oncology
Volume 32, Issue 2 , Pages 194-199 , April 2005

Interventional cancer pain therapies

  • Philip S. Kim

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Philip S. Kim, MD, Medical Director of St. Francis Pain Center, Center for Pain Medicine, Founders Bank Building, 101 Bryn Mawr Ave, Ste 200, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010.

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doi: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2005.01.001

Seminars in Oncology
Volume 32, Issue 2 , Pages 194-199 , April 2005

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