Botulinum toxin type A in the treatment of sialorrhea - Our experience
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Botulinum toxin A in the treatment of sialorrhea.
OBJECTIVE To review the efficacy and safety of botulinum toxin A (BTX) in the treatment of sialorrhea. DATA SOURCES A PubMed search and reference list review was performed to find clinical trials on BTX in the treatment of sialorrhea. The search was limited to English-language trials involving human subjects. Articles from 1965 to October 2006 were searched, using key words botulinum, botulin...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1877-0657
DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2018.05.1304