Craniofacial injuries resulting from taxicab accidents in New York City

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-6

  Talmor, Mia ^a   Barie, Philip S ^a   Shapiro, Daniel ^a   Huffman, Lloyd A ^a   Latrenta, Gregory ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECELERATION; FACE FRACTURE; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SEATBELT; SKULL INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; FACIAL BONES; FACIAL INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; SEAT BELTS; SKULL FRACTURES;

EID: 0030053495     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199601000-00001     Document Type: Article

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