Pediatric Pearls: Should we use steroids to treat children with Bell's palsy?

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 52, Issue MAR., 2006, Pages 313-314

  Atzema, Clare ^a   Goldman, Ran D ^a  

^a PRETx Program   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG USE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; CHILD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE;

BELL PALSY; CHILD; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 33645920968     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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