Lesson of the Week: Penetrating intra-oral trauma in children

BMJ

Volumn 314, Issue 7073, 1997, Pages 50-

  Law, Robert C ^a,b,c   Fouque, Claire A ^a,b,c   Angus, Waddell ^a,b,c   Eleri, Cusick ^a,b,c  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Anaesthesia ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CAROTID ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CASE REPORT; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; LUNG COLLAPSE; MEDIASTINITIS; MEDIASTINUM DISEASE; MOUTH; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; SHORT SURVEY; THORAX DRAINAGE; TOOTH BRUSHING; ABSCESS; ARTICLE; FALLING; INFANT; INJURY;

ABSCESS; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; MEDIASTINITIS; MOUTH; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; TOOTHBRUSHING; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 0031552044     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.314.7073.50     Document Type: Article

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