Increased risk of cancer after Bell's palsy: A 5-year follow-up study

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 215-220

  Sheu, Jau Jiuan ^a,b   Keller, Joseph J ^c   Lin, Herng Ching ^d  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bell's palsy; Cancer; Oral cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAZARD RATIO; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TAIWAN; URBANIZATION; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BELL PALSY; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; VIRUS ACTIVATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867845942     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-012-0954-9     Document Type: Article

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