Can botulinum toxin decrease carer burden in long term care residents with upper limb spasticity? A randomized controlled study.

Lam, Kuen; Lau, Kwok Kwong; So, Kar Kui; Tam, Cheuk Kwan; Wu, Yee Ming; Cheung, Gloria; Liang, Ka Shing; Yeung, Kwan Mo; Lam, Kin Yip; Yui, Samuel; Leung, Christine

Lam, Kuen; Lau, Kwok Kwong; So, Kar Kui; Tam, Cheuk Kwan; Wu, Yee Ming; Cheung, Gloria; Liang, Ka Shing; Yeung, Kwan Mo; Lam, Kin Yip; Yui, Samuel; Leung, Christine.

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Lam K; Cheshire Home, Shatin, Hong Kong. lam_kuen@yahoo.com.hk

J Am Med Dir Assoc ; 13(5): 477-84, 2012 Jun.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22521630

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Arm/physiopathology; Botulinum Toxins, Type A/therapeutic use; Caregivers; Cost of Illness; Muscle Spasticity/drug therapy; Neuromuscular Agents/therapeutic use; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Double-Blind Method; Female; Hong Kong; Humans; Injections, Intramuscular; Male; Middle Aged

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Arm / Caregivers / Cost of Illness / Botulinum Toxins, Type A / Muscle Spasticity / Neuromuscular Agents Type of study: Clinical_trials Limits: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: J Am Med Dir Assoc Journal subject: HISTORIA DA MEDICINA / MEDICINA Year: 2012 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Hong Kong

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