Diagnosis and management of Bell's palsy

Practitioner

Volumn 247, Issue 1642, 2003, Pages 36-44

  Atkin, Philip A ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^c General Dental Council   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BELL PALSY; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW;

BELL PALSY; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 0037264783     PISSN: 00326518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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