Corticosteroid and antiviral therapy for Bell's palsy: A network meta-analysis

BMC Neurology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Numthavaj, Pawin ^a   Thakkinstian, Ammarin ^a   Dejthevaporn, Charungthai ^a   Attia, John ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; MECOBALAMIN; PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE; VALACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; CONVALESCENCE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; EMBASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TREATMENT DURATION; DRUG COMBINATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACYCLOVIR; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BELL PALSY; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650800069     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2377-11-1     Document Type: Article

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