Lifetime prevalence of Bell's palsy in rural Bolivia: A door-to-door survey

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 100-104

  Nicoletti, Alessandra ^a   Sofia, Vito ^a   Bartoloni, Alessandro ^b   Bartalesi, Filippo ^b   Marletta, Carmelo ^a   Lo Bartolo, Maria Luisa ^a   Rosado, José ^c   Le Pira, Francesco ^a   Reggio, Arturo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c Health District of the Cordillera Province ^*  (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Bell's palsy; Bolivia; Developing countries; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; BOLIVIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; SCREENING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; BELL PALSY; BOLIVIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0036126395     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000048624     Document Type: Article

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