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The Role of Diabetes Mellitus in the Clinical Presentation and Prognosis of Bell Palsy

Maria Riga, George Kefalidis and Vasilios Danielides
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2012, 25 (6) 819-826; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2012.06.120084
Maria Riga
From the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece (MR, VD); and Democritus University of Thrace, Greece (GK).
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George Kefalidis
From the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece (MR, VD); and Democritus University of Thrace, Greece (GK).
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Vasilios Danielides
From the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece (MR, VD); and Democritus University of Thrace, Greece (GK).
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