American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 1 , Pages 51-57 , January 2008

Objective method for facial motricity grading in healthy individuals and in patients with unilateral peripheral facial palsy

Received 10 August 2006

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PII: S0196-0709(07)00023-3

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2007.02.001

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 1 , Pages 51-57 , January 2008