Postamputation Pain Management

Merideth Byl1, Jennifer Tram1, Brandon Kalasho1

  • 1Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Greater Los Angeles Veteran Affairs HealthCare System, 11301 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA; Division of PM&R, Department of Medicine, 200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 420, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.

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