Effects of meteorological factors on the onset of Bell's palsy

Auris Nasus Larynx

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 361-365

  Jeon, Eun Ju ^a   Park, Yong Soo ^a   Kim, Dong Hyun ^a   Nam, In Chul ^a   Park, So Young ^b   Noh, Heil ^b   Yeo, Sang Won ^b  

^a Bupyeong gu   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bell's palsy; Factors; Meteorological

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BELL PALSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; OTITIS MEDIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTH KOREA; SPRING; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER; WIND; WINTER;

ADULT; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BELL PALSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MALE; METEOROLOGICAL CONCEPTS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEMPERATURE; WIND;

EID: 84876965119     PISSN: 03858146     EISSN: 18791476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2012.10.008     Document Type: Article

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