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Current uses of botulinum toxin A as an adjunct to hand therapy interventions of hand conditions

Loree K Kalliainen1, Virginia H O'Brien2

  • 1Mail Stop 11503B, 640 Jackson Street, St. Paul, MN 55101, USA.

Journal of Hand Therapy : Official Journal of the American Society of Hand Therapists
|February 15, 2014
PubMed
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Keywords:
BotoxBotulinum toxin AFocal dystoniaHand disordersHand therapyPain conditionsSpasticityUpper extremity disordersVasospastic disorders

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