The use of mime therapy as a rehabilitation method for patients with facial nerve paresis

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 206-210

  Beurskens, Carien HG ^a   Devriese, Pieter P ^b   van Heiningen, Ide ^c   Oostendorp, Rob AB ^d  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Dutch Mime Centre   (Netherlands)

^d University Medical Centre   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Facial nerve paresis; Mime therapy; Physiotherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748503248     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2004.11.5.13340     Document Type: Article

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