The myriad uses of botulinum toxin

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 143, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 838-839

  Pullman, Seth L ^a,b  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^b NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; BOTULINUM TOXIN B; CORTICOSTEROID; PLACEBO;

ANALGESIA; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPHAGIA; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERKINESIA; MUSCLE SPASM; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; REVIEW; TENNIS ELBOW; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 28844486023     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-143-11-200512060-00014     Document Type: Review

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