Blindness associated with midfacial fractures

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1146-1150

  Ashar, Abid ^a   Kovacs, Adam ^a   Khan, Shaukat ^a   Hakim, Jamil ^a  

^a TAWAM HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; EYE INJURY; FACE FRACTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; OPTIC NERVE LESION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEATBELT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 0031670030     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-2391(98)90757-1     Document Type: Article

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