Are drug therapies effective in treating Bell's palsy?

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 156-160

  Shannon, Scott ^a   Meadows, Susan ^a   Horowitz, Steven H ^b  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CORTICOSTEROID; FAMCICLOVIR; MECOBALAMIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACYCLOVIR; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; BELL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL TRIALS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; INFANT; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 0037313704     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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