Physiotherapy in patients with facial nerve paresis: Description of outcomes

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 394-400

  Beurskens, Carien H G ^a,c   Heymans, Peter G ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c PO Box 9101 ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRINKING; EATING; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPEECH; SYNKINESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BELL PALSY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FACIAL MUSCLES; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYNKINESIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 8444248716     PISSN: 01960709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2004.04.010     Document Type: Article

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