Epidemiologic and clinical features of Bell's palsy among children in Northern California

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 252-258

  Rowhani Rahbar, Ali ^a   Baxter, Roger ^a   Rasgon, Barry ^a   Ray, Paula ^a   Black, Steven ^b   Klein, Jerome O ^c   Klein, Nicola P ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bell's palsy; Children; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BELL PALSY; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84861915756     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: 14230208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000338303     Document Type: Article

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