Evaluation of facial function with a questionnaire: Reliability and validity

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 719-722

  Cullen, Robert D ^a   House, John W ^a   Brackmann, Derald E ^a   Luxford, William M ^a   Fisher, Laurel M ^b  

^a HOUSE CLINIC   (United States)

^b HOUSE EAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Facial function; Facial grading system; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVALUATION; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HOUSE BRACKMANN FACIAL NERVE GRADING SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MICROSURGERY; NERVE FUNCTION; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SELF EVALUATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; OBSERVER VARIATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 34547823898     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e31809ed94f     Document Type: Article

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