Corticosteroid treatment of childhood Bell's palsy

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 814-816

  Ünüvar, Emin ^a   Oguz, Fatma ^a   Sidal, Müjgan ^a   Kiliç, Ayse ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0345149049     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-8994(99)00099-5     Document Type: Article

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