The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 8-11 , January 2010

Practical Guide to Laparoscopic Pain Mapping

  • Amanda Yunker, DO
    • ,
  • John Steege, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: John Steege, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CB#7570, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599.

Received 30 June 2009 ,Accepted 11 October 2009.

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 The authors have no commercial, proprietary, or financial interest in the products or companies described in this article.

PII: S1553-4650(09)01202-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2009.10.008

The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 8-11 , January 2010

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