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Treating the proper patient with the proper device at the proper time is the essential key to medicine and extends to a successful neurostimulation experience. This chapter focuses on disease states that best lend themselves to a good outcome.
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Hunter, C.W., Lee, E.T., Masone, R., Deer, T.R. (2016). Disease Indications. In: Deer, T., Pope, J. (eds) Atlas of Implantable Therapies for Pain Management. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2110-2_3
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