Lyme borreliosis and facial paralysis - A prospective analysis of risk factors and outcome

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 125-132

  Peltomaa, Miikka ^a,b,c,d,e   Pyykkö, Ilmari ^a,b,c,d,e   Seppälä, Ilkka ^a,b,c,d,e   Viljanen, Matti ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOUDNESS RECRUITMENT; LYME DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SUMMER; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0036100369     PISSN: 01960709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajot.2002.123434     Document Type: Article

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