Botulinum toxin type A for the treatment of arm and hand spasticity in stroke patients

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-7

  Sampaio, Cristina ^a   Ferreira, Joaquim J ^a   Pinto, Ana A ^a   Crespo, Manuela ^a   Ferro, José M ^a   Castro Caldas, Alexandre ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FINGER; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; PAIN; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SPASTICITY; STROKE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031050845     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026921559701100102     Document Type: Article

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