Which Methods of Epidural Steroid Injections Is More Effective in Reducing the Radicular Pain; Transforaminal or Interlaminar?

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Ghobadifar, Mohamed Amin (Zoonoses Research Center, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences) ;
Akbarzadeh, Armin (Shiraz University of Medical Sciences) ;
Mosallanejad, Zahra (Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences)

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