Patterns of facial laceration from blunt trauma

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1544-1554

  Lee, H Richard ^b   Gamble, William Bryan ^b   Mayer, Michael H ^b   Manson, Paul N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE INJURY; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LACERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0031010633     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199705010-00012     Document Type: Article

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