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Original Article

A Comparison of Facial Muscle Squeezing versus Non-facial Muscle Squeezing on the Efficacy of BotulinumToxin-A Injections for the Treatment of Facial Dystonia

, MB BCh MSc FRCSI (Ophth), , FRCSEd FRCOphth, , MRCOphth & , MB BCh FRCOphth
Pages 400-403 | Received 23 Oct 2011, Accepted 09 Jul 2012, Published online: 12 Oct 2012

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