Annualized incidence and spectrum of illness from an outbreak investigation of Bell's palsy

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 255-261

  Morris, Andrew M ^a,f   Deeks, Shelley L ^a,d   Hill, Michael D ^b   Midroni, Gyl ^b   Goldstein, Warren C ^c   Mazzulli, Tony ^a   Davidson, Ross ^a   Squires, Susan G ^d,e   Marrie, Thomas ^e   McGeer, Allison ^a   Low, Donald E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c York Central Hospital Richmond Hill   (Canada)

^d LAB CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^e DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bell's palsy; Cluster; Epidemiology; Facial paralysis; Misdiagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIC; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

BELL PALSY; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; NOVA SCOTIA; ONTARIO; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 18544381122     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000065645     Document Type: Article

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