Comparative efficacy of different muscle relaxants in the rehabilitation of post-stroke patients with spasticity

Zhurnal Nevrologii i Psihiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 14-19

  Kovalchuk, V V ^a   Skoromets, A A ^a   Vasil'eva, I V ^a  

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Author keywords

Coefficient of efficacy; Spasticity; Stroke; Tizanidine; Tolperisone

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EID: 52049093220     PISSN: 19977298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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