Physical therapy for Bell's palsy (idiopathic facial paralysis)

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Teixeira, Lázaro Juliano ^a   Soares, B G D O ^a   Vieira, V P ^a  

^a Prefeitura Municipal de Balneario Camboriu ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BELL PALSY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA EXTRACTION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NERVE STIMULATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REVIEW;

EID: 37649033019     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006283     Document Type: Review

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