Botulinum toxin type A in the treatment of bilateral primary axillary hyperhidrosis: Efficacy and duration with repeated treatments

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 545-548

  Lowe, Phillipa L ^a   Cerdan Sanz, Suzanne ^a   Lowe, Nicholas J ^a,b  

^a Cranley Clinic   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; AXILLA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SKIN BRUISING; SKIN IRRITATION; SWEATING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AXILLA; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037610922     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.2003.29128.x     Document Type: Article

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