Management of Bell's palsy in children: An audit of current practice, review of the literature and a proposed management algorithm

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 274-280

  Youshani, Amir Saam ^a   Mehta, Bimal ^b   Davies, Katharine ^b   Beer, Helen ^b   De, Sujata ^b  

^a SALFORD ROYAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHMS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BELL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; INFANT; MEDICAL AUDIT; STEROIDS;

EID: 84925659749     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2013-202385     Document Type: Article

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