Korean J Pain.  2022 Jan;35(1):1-3. 10.3344/kjp.2022.35.1.1.

Timing of musculoskeletal steroid injections in pain practice during Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine administration

• Kim KH

• KMID: 2524638
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3344/kjp.2022.35.1.1

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