Overview
- Defines our current understanding of botulinum toxin and its method of action
- Presents therapeutic uses across a variety of medical subspecialties and patient populations
- Encourages responsible research into new and novel uses of botulinum toxin
Part of the book series: Musculoskeletal Medicine (MUM)
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Reviews
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"This book presents many of the clinical uses of the relatively new drug, botulinum toxin. … the book attempts to cover nearly all uses of the medication known to the assorted authors, including potential treatments for which there is little peer-reviewed literature. The purpose is to provide an overview of this medication, and present clinical scenarios in which the drug might be an appropriate choice. … The target audience should be clinicians (physicians and therapists) ... ." (Ross Bogey, Doody’s Review Service, January, 2008)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Therapeutic Uses of Botulinum Toxin
Editors: Grant Cooper
Series Title: Musculoskeletal Medicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-247-2
Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Humana Press 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-58829-914-7Published: 13 June 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-61737-842-3Published: 08 September 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-1-59745-247-2Published: 05 October 2007
Series ISSN: 2626-8663
Series E-ISSN: 2626-8671
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 238
Topics: Dermatology, Orthopedics, Rehabilitation Medicine, Pharmacology/Toxicology