Oral appliance attached to a bubble helmet for prevention of self-inflicted injury

Journal of Dentistry for Children

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 131-134

  Davila, Jorge M ^a   Aslani, Maria B ^a   Wentworth, Edward ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Self inflicted injury; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL PALSY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MOUTH PROTECTOR;

CEREBRAL PALSY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MOUTH PROTECTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0030099815     PISSN: 15518949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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