PM&R
Volume 1, Issue 10 , Pages 973-974 , October 2009

Facet Joint Procedures: Issues of Utilization and Coverage

Received 22 September 2009 ,Accepted 22 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2009.09.010

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