Treatment of a painful keloid with botulinum toxin type a

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 153-155

  Uyesugi, Betty ^a   Lippincott, Benjamin ^a   Dave, Shashank ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; KELOID; PAIN;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; FEMALE; HUMANS; KELOID; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; PAIN;

EID: 76149088474     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3181c1ec11     Document Type: Article

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