Bell's palsy: A guideline proposal following a review of practice

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 219-220

  Lunan, Robert ^a   Nagarajan, Lakshmi ^b  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bell's palsy; Guideline

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; BELL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRY EYE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HUMAN; LACRIMATION DISORDER; LOUDNESS RECRUITMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTONEURON; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHORT SURVEY; SYMPTOM; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BELL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 41549100608     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01245.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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