PM&R
Volume 1, Issue 10 , Pages 980-982 , October 2009

Standard Electrodiagnostic Testing May Be Useful in Diagnosing a Pure Sensory Lumbar Radiculopathy

Received 16 April 2009 ,Accepted 3 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2009.09.002

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