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Minimally Invasive Oxygen-Ozone Therapy for Lumbar Disk Herniation
Cosma F. Andreula, Luigi Simonetti, Fabio de Santis, Raffaele Agati, Renata Ricci and Marco Leonardi
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2003, 24 (5) 996-1000;
Cosma F. Andreula
Luigi Simonetti
Fabio de Santis
Raffaele Agati
Renata Ricci

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Minimally Invasive Oxygen-Ozone Therapy for Lumbar Disk Herniation
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