Steroid for epidural injection in spinal stenosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Published in Drug Des Devel Ther on January 30, 2015

Authors

Kuan Liu1, Pengcheng Liu1, Run Liu1, Xing Wu1, Ming Cai1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.

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