Localizing muscles for botulinum toxin treatment of focal hand dystonia

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 194-197

  Geenen, C ^a   Consky, E ^a   Ashby, P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSTONIA; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0029768878     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100038506     Document Type: Article

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