Clinical prognostic factors for treatment outcome in Bell's palsy: A prospective study

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1182-1188

  Sathirapanya, Pornchai ^a   Sathirapanya, Chutarat ^b  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b THAKSIN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Bell's palsy; Clinical prognostic factors

Indexed keywords

PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; CLINICAL FEATURE; FACE MUSCLE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BELL PALSY; FACIAL MUSCLES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISOLONE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 50949117525     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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