Factors associated with quality of life in hemifacial spasm and blepharospasm during long-term treatment with botulinum toxin

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1519-1523

  Setthawatcharawanich, Suwanna ^a   Sathirapanya, Pornchai ^a   Limapichat, Kitti ^a   Phabphal, Kanitpong ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Blepharospasm; Hemifacial spasm; HFS 30; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEPHAROSPASM; FEMALE; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; THAILAND;

ADULT; AGED; BLEPHAROSPASM; BOTULINUM TOXINS; FEMALE; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; THAILAND;

EID: 84857081961     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-011-9890-y     Document Type: Article

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