Independent role of hypertension in Bell's palsy: A case-control study

European Neurology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 253-257

  Savadi Oskouei, Daryoush ^a   Abedi, Ali ^b   Sadeghi Bazargani, Homayoun ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^b Ardabil Azad University   (Iran)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bell's palsy, etiology; Diabetes; Facial palsy; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; BELL PALSY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 50249151909     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000151701     Document Type: Article

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